Starting a business: Minimum capital in Guatemala
Guatemala: Starting a business: Minimum capital was 0.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Minimum capital in Guatemala, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 0.6% 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 97.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: minimum capital in Guatemala peaked at 33.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2018.
Guatemala ranks 51st of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business: Minimum capital in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 33.4% | — |
| 2004 | 31.8% | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 29.3% | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 26.4% | -9.9% |
| 2007 | 24.9% | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 26.3% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 23.5% | -10.6% |
| 2010 | 24.2% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 22.3% | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 20.9% | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 19.6% | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 18.7% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 18.1% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 17.2% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 16.3% | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -96.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.9% | 23.5% | 33.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 0.6% | 24.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More private sector data for Guatemala
- Merchandise trade 40.7% (2025)
- Food imports 17.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 64.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 34.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 47.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 45.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 15.56 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 832.52 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1262 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.55 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: minimum capital in Guatemala?
- Starting a business: minimum capital in Guatemala was 0.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: minimum capital recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 33.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: minimum capital recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2018.
- How does Guatemala rank for starting a business: minimum capital?
- Guatemala ranks 51st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: minimum capital rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.