Starting a business: Minimum capital in Romania
Romania: Starting a business: Minimum capital was 0.4% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Starting a business: Minimum capital in Romania, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business: minimum capital in Romania is 0.4%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 20.0% on the previous year and down 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: minimum capital in Romania peaked at 2.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2019.
That places Romania 52nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Starting a business: Minimum capital in Romania, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 2.9% | — |
| 2004 | 2.2% | -24.1% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | -13.6% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | -15.8% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -26.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -18.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -14.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -16.7% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -20.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7% | 0.9% | 2.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More private sector data for Romania
- Merchandise trade 59.5% (2025)
- Food imports 10.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 77.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 146.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 79.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 109.13 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,738 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2546 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 8.82 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: minimum capital in Romania?
- Starting a business: minimum capital in Romania was 0.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: minimum capital recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: minimum capital recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2019.
- How does Romania rank for starting a business: minimum capital?
- Romania ranks 52nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: minimum capital rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Romania 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.