Starting a business: Minimum capital in Lithuania
Lithuania: Starting a business: Minimum capital was 16.0% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Starting a business: Minimum capital in Lithuania, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 16.0% for starting a business: minimum capital in 2019.
The figure is down 8.6% on the previous year and down 48.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: minimum capital in Lithuania peaked at 68.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 2014.
Lithuania ranks 16th 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 Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 68.0% | — |
| 2004 | 62.8% | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 57.3% | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 48.8% | -14.8% |
| 2007 | 46.2% | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 35.9% | -22.3% |
| 2009 | 31.1% | -13.4% |
| 2010 | 36.1% | +16.1% |
| 2011 | 35.7% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 31.3% | -12.3% |
| 2013 | 6.8% | -78.3% |
| 2014 | 6.4% | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 21.2% | +231.2% |
| 2016 | 20.3% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 19.3% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 17.5% | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 16.0% | -8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.0% | 31.1% | 68.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 21.1% | 6.4% | 36.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More private sector data for Lithuania
- Merchandise trade 95.2% (2025)
- Food imports 13.1% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 63.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 49.01 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 19.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 60.0% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 41.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 14,410 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4372 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4.55 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: minimum capital in Lithuania?
- Starting a business: minimum capital in Lithuania was 16.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: minimum capital recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 68.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: minimum capital recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 2014.
- How does Lithuania rank for starting a business: minimum capital?
- Lithuania ranks 16th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: minimum capital rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lithuania 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.