Starting a business: Minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Poland
Poland: Starting a business: Minimum capital (% of income per capita) was 9.3% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Starting a business: Minimum capital in Poland, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business: minimum capital in Poland is 9.3%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 39.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: minimum capital in Poland peaked at 247.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2019.
That places Poland 29th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 Poland, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 247.4% | — |
| 2004 | 237.9% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 220.1% | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 204.4% | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 196.8% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 168.8% | -14.2% |
| 2009 | 15.3% | -90.9% |
| 2010 | 14.7% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 14.0% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 13.0% | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 12.6% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 12.3% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 11.4% | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 10.9% | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 10.7% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 10.0% | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | -7.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Starting a business: Minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Poland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | -90.9% | 168.8% | 15.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 184.4% | 15.3% | 247.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 9.3% | 14.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More private sector data for Poland
- Merchandise trade 80.6% (2025)
- Food imports 9.9% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 77.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 420.91 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 86.33 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 15.6% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 77.8% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 413.89 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 130.41 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 11,360 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: minimum capital in Poland?
- Starting a business: minimum capital in Poland was 9.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: minimum capital recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 247.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: minimum capital recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2019.
- How does Poland rank for starting a business: minimum capital?
- Poland ranks 29th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: minimum capital rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Poland 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.