Starting a business: Minimum capital in Gabon
Gabon: Starting a business: Minimum capital was 2.4% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Starting a business: Minimum capital in Gabon, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 2.4% for starting a business: minimum capital in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 90.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: minimum capital in Gabon peaked at 41.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2019.
That places Gabon 46th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Starting a business: Minimum capital in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 38.5% | — |
| 2004 | 39.5% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 41.5% | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 36.1% | -13.0% |
| 2007 | 38.2% | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 30.2% | -20.9% |
| 2009 | 26.5% | -12.3% |
| 2010 | 32.7% | +23.4% |
| 2011 | 26.4% | -19.3% |
| 2012 | 22.3% | -15.5% |
| 2013 | 19.3% | -13.5% |
| 2014 | 19.6% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 11.4% | -41.8% |
| 2016 | 10.8% | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | -76.9% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.8% | 26.5% | 41.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 2.4% | 32.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More private sector data for Gabon
- Merchandise trade 72.8% (2025)
- Food imports 15.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 76.4% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 4.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.9% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 17.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 11.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,473 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5414 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -10.77 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: minimum capital in Gabon?
- Starting a business: minimum capital in Gabon was 2.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: minimum capital recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 41.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest starting a business: minimum capital recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2019.
- How does Gabon rank for starting a business: minimum capital?
- Gabon ranks 46th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: minimum capital rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 90.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business: Minimum capital (% of income per capita). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The paid-in minimum capital requirement re?ects the amount that the entrepreneur needs to deposit in a bank or with a third-party before registration or up to three months after incorporation. It is calculated as percentage of income per capita. Any legal limitation of the company’s operations or decisions related to the payment of the minimum capital requirement is recorded. In case the legal minimum capital is provided per share, it is assumed 5 shareholders own the company and the legal minimum capital is multiplied by 5 shares. If an economy requires a minimum capital but allows businesses to pay only a part of it before registration, only this part is recorded.