Starting a business: Minimum capital in Iraq
Iraq: Starting a business: Minimum capital was 14.6% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Starting a business: Minimum capital in Iraq, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business: minimum capital in Iraq is 14.6%, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 12.0% on the previous year and down 51.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: minimum capital in Iraq peaked at 65.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2003.
Iraq ranks 18th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Starting a business: Minimum capital in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1.6% | — |
| 2004 | 31.6% | +1875.0% |
| 2005 | 31.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 57.1% | +80.7% |
| 2007 | 65.4% | +14.5% |
| 2008 | 59.1% | -9.6% |
| 2009 | 30.3% | -48.7% |
| 2010 | 43.6% | +43.9% |
| 2011 | 35.5% | -18.6% |
| 2012 | 25.2% | -29.0% |
| 2013 | 13.1% | -48.0% |
| 2014 | 12.8% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 13.4% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 18.6% | +38.8% |
| 2017 | 18.5% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 16.6% | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 14.6% | -12.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.5% | 1.6% | 65.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 12.8% | 43.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More private sector data for Iraq
- Merchandise trade 70.0% (2025)
- Food imports 7.2% (2014)
- Manufactures imports 66.3% (2014)
- Merchandise imports 85.19 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.0% (2016)
- Manufactures exports 0.0% (2016)
- Merchandise exports 92.91 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,976 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3653 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -8 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: minimum capital in Iraq?
- Starting a business: minimum capital in Iraq was 14.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: minimum capital recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 65.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest starting a business: minimum capital recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2003.
- How does Iraq rank for starting a business: minimum capital?
- Iraq ranks 18th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: minimum capital rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq 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.