Starting a business: Minimum capital in India
India: Starting a business: Minimum capital was 0.0% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Starting a business: Minimum capital in India, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
India recorded 0.0% for starting a business: minimum capital in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: minimum capital in India peaked at 428.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2015.
That places India 57th 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 India, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 428.0% | — |
| 2004 | 390.1% | -8.9% |
| 2005 | 352.1% | -9.7% |
| 2006 | 314.4% | -10.7% |
| 2007 | 269.5% | -14.3% |
| 2008 | 239.4% | -11.2% |
| 2009 | 210.9% | -11.9% |
| 2010 | 200.5% | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 149.6% | -25.4% |
| 2012 | 140.1% | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 124.4% | -11.2% |
| 2014 | 111.2% | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 0.0% | — |
| 2018 | 0.0% | — |
| 2019 | 0.0% | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 314.9% | 210.9% | 428.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 72.6% | 0.0% | 200.5% | 10 |
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- Merchandise trade 30.3% (2025)
- Food imports 5.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 46.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 753.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 67.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 445.28 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 304.18 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1126 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 0.5401 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: minimum capital in India?
- Starting a business: minimum capital in India was 0.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: minimum capital recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 428.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: minimum capital recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2015.
- How does India rank for starting a business: minimum capital?
- India ranks 57th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: minimum capital rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India 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.