Starting a business: Minimum capital in Lebanon
Lebanon: Starting a business: Minimum capital was 41.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Minimum capital in Lebanon, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business: minimum capital in Lebanon is 41.5%, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: minimum capital in Lebanon peaked at 82.3% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 33.0%, in 2014.
That places Lebanon 5th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business: Minimum capital in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 81.9% | — |
| 2004 | 82.3% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 68.5% | -16.8% |
| 2006 | 56.5% | -17.5% |
| 2007 | 60.4% | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 57.0% | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 51.0% | -10.5% |
| 2010 | 39.8% | -22.0% |
| 2011 | 35.3% | -11.3% |
| 2012 | 35.2% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 34.7% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 33.0% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 33.2% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 40.7% | +22.6% |
| 2017 | 42.3% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 38.9% | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 41.5% | +6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.4% | 51.0% | 82.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 37.5% | 33.0% | 42.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More private sector data for Lebanon
- Merchandise trade 85.9% (2025)
- Food imports 18.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 40.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 21.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 19.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 55.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 4.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 786.06 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1456 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 21.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: minimum capital in Lebanon?
- Starting a business: minimum capital in Lebanon was 41.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: minimum capital recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 82.3% in 2004.
- What is the lowest starting a business: minimum capital recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.0% in 2014.
- How does Lebanon rank for starting a business: minimum capital?
- Lebanon ranks 5th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: minimum capital rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.