Starting a business: Minimum capital in Poland
Poland: Starting a business: Minimum capital 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 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% |
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 9.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 76.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 420.91 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 14.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 78.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 413.89 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 11,360 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3997 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 8.11 % change on previous year (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.