Starting a business: Minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Maldives
Maldives: Starting a business: Minimum capital (% of income per capita) was 1.4% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Starting a business: Minimum capital in Maldives, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 1.4% for starting a business: minimum capital in 2019.
That represents a change of up 7.7% on the previous year and down 65.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: minimum capital in Maldives peaked at 7.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2018.
Maldives ranks 48th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Starting a business: Minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 7.4% | — |
| 2004 | 7.0% | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 6.6% | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 6.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5.8% | -12.1% |
| 2008 | 4.8% | -17.2% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 3.7% | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | -37.1% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | -26.1% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | +11.8% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | -10.5% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -23.5% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | +7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.0% | 4.0% | 7.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.3% | 3.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More private sector data for Maldives
- Merchandise trade 52.5% (2025)
- Food imports 22.0% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 53.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 3.62 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 1.88 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 97.0% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 0.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 444.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 5.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 838.25 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: minimum capital in Maldives?
- Starting a business: minimum capital in Maldives was 1.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: minimum capital recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: minimum capital recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2018.
- How does Maldives rank for starting a business: minimum capital?
- Maldives ranks 48th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: minimum capital rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives 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.