Starting a business: Minimum capital in Ghana
Ghana: Starting a business: Minimum capital was 1.0% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Starting a business: Minimum capital in Ghana, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business: minimum capital in Ghana stood at 1.0%. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 28.6% on the previous year and down 92.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: minimum capital in Ghana peaked at 41.6% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2019.
That places Ghana 49th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Starting a business: Minimum capital in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 41.6% | — |
| 2004 | 31.4% | -24.5% |
| 2005 | 27.9% | -11.1% |
| 2006 | 23.2% | -16.8% |
| 2007 | 20.9% | -9.9% |
| 2008 | 16.6% | -20.6% |
| 2009 | 13.4% | -19.3% |
| 2010 | 6.5% | -51.5% |
| 2011 | 5.5% | -15.4% |
| 2012 | 4.3% | -21.8% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | -14.0% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | -24.3% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | -14.3% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | -15.0% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | -17.6% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -28.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.0% | 13.4% | 41.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 1.0% | 6.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More private sector data for Ghana
- Merchandise trade 42.5% (2025)
- Food imports 13.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 51.5% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 17.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 18.1% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 6.0% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 31.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 887.14 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2724 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 62.31 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: minimum capital in Ghana?
- Starting a business: minimum capital in Ghana was 1.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: minimum capital recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 41.6% in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: minimum capital recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2019.
- How does Ghana rank for starting a business: minimum capital?
- Ghana ranks 49th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: minimum capital rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana 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.