Starting a business: Minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Spain
Spain: Starting a business: Minimum capital (% of income per capita) was 11.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Minimum capital in Spain, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business: minimum capital in Spain stood at 11.6%. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: minimum capital in Spain peaked at 17.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2019.
That places Spain 22nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business: Minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Spain, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 17.9% | — |
| 2004 | 16.9% | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 15.7% | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 14.6% | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 13.7% | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 13.1% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 12.8% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 13.5% | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 13.2% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 13.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 13.4% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 13.8% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 13.4% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 12.9% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 12.5% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 12.0% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 11.6% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.0% | 12.8% | 17.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 11.6% | 13.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More private sector data for Spain
- Merchandise trade 50.3% (2025)
- Food imports 12.9% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 67.2% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 513.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 127.09 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 19.5% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 66.0% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 445.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 255.99 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 9,018 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: minimum capital in Spain?
- Starting a business: minimum capital in Spain was 11.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: minimum capital recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 17.9% in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: minimum capital recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2019.
- How does Spain rank for starting a business: minimum capital?
- Spain ranks 22nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: minimum capital rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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.