Starting a business: Minimum capital in Niger
Niger: Starting a business: Minimum capital was 11.3% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Starting a business: Minimum capital in Niger, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business: minimum capital in Niger is 11.3%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 98.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: minimum capital in Niger peaked at 778.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 2019.
Niger ranks 24th 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 in Niger, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 759.9% | — |
| 2004 | 744.7% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 760.8% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 778.1% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 735.6% | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 702.1% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 613.7% | -12.6% |
| 2010 | 613.0% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 584.2% | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 572.8% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 527.8% | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 492.0% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 46.4% | -90.6% |
| 2016 | 48.0% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 11.8% | -75.4% |
| 2018 | 11.6% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 11.3% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 727.8% | 613.7% | 778.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 291.9% | 11.3% | 613.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More private sector data for Niger
- Merchandise trade 21.3% (2025)
- Food imports 37.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 47.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 2.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 4.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 7.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 1.90 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 68.06 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0878 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 25.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: minimum capital in Niger?
- Starting a business: minimum capital in Niger was 11.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: minimum capital recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 778.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest starting a business: minimum capital recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 2019.
- How does Niger rank for starting a business: minimum capital?
- Niger ranks 24th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: minimum capital rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niger 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.