Starting a business: Minimum capital in Slovakia
Slovakia: Starting a business: Minimum capital was 15.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Minimum capital in Slovakia, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business: minimum capital in Slovakia is 15.4%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: minimum capital in Slovakia peaked at 50.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 15.4%, in 2019.
That places Slovakia 17th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business: Minimum capital in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 50.3% | — |
| 2004 | 46.1% | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 41.0% | -11.1% |
| 2006 | 39.1% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 34.1% | -12.8% |
| 2008 | 30.4% | -10.9% |
| 2009 | 23.8% | -21.7% |
| 2010 | 22.2% | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 20.9% | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 21.3% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 19.3% | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 19.2% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 18.5% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 17.8% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 17.2% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 16.4% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 15.4% | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.8% | 23.8% | 50.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 18.8% | 15.4% | 22.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More private sector data for Slovakia
- Merchandise trade 160.5% (2025)
- Food imports 7.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 80.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 122.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 4.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 88.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 125.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 23,171 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8118 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 8.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: minimum capital in Slovakia?
- Starting a business: minimum capital in Slovakia was 15.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: minimum capital recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 50.3% in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: minimum capital recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.4% in 2019.
- How does Slovakia rank for starting a business: minimum capital?
- Slovakia ranks 17th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: minimum capital rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia 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.