Starting a business: Minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Greece
Greece: Starting a business: Minimum capital (% of income per capita) was 0.0% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Starting a business: Minimum capital in Greece, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business: minimum capital in Greece stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: minimum capital in Greece peaked at 135.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2013.
Greece ranks 57th of 191 countries on this measure, 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 (% of income per capita) in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 135.2% | — |
| 2004 | 125.7% | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 121.4% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 116.0% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 104.1% | -10.3% |
| 2008 | 19.6% | -81.2% |
| 2009 | 21.4% | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 22.3% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 22.8% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 24.4% | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 0.0% | — |
| 2018 | 0.0% | — |
| 2019 | 0.0% | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.9% | 19.6% | 135.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 0.0% | 24.4% | 10 |
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More private sector data for Greece
- Merchandise trade 52.5% (2025)
- Food imports 14.9% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 58.6% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 92.56 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 31.59 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 24.1% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 38.5% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 54.77 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 58.12 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,259 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: minimum capital in Greece?
- Starting a business: minimum capital in Greece was 0.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: minimum capital recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 135.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: minimum capital recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2013.
- How does Greece rank for starting a business: minimum capital?
- Greece ranks 57th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: minimum capital rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece 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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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.