Starting a business: Minimum capital in Switzerland
Switzerland: Starting a business: Minimum capital was 24.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business: Minimum capital in Switzerland, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business: minimum capital in Switzerland is 24.6%, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: minimum capital in Switzerland peaked at 27.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 13.9%, in 2007.
Switzerland ranks 12th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business: Minimum capital in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 16.5% | — |
| 2004 | 16.6% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 15.7% | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 15.1% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 13.9% | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 27.6% | +98.6% |
| 2009 | 26.4% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 27.2% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 26.9% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 26.3% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 25.6% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 25.4% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 24.6% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 25.3% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 25.4% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 25.0% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 24.6% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.8% | 13.9% | 27.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 25.6% | 24.6% | 27.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More private sector data for Switzerland
- Merchandise trade 101.7% (2025)
- Food imports 4.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 507.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 2.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 68.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 554.16 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 60,947 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.531 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 23.89 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: minimum capital in Switzerland?
- Starting a business: minimum capital in Switzerland was 24.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: minimum capital recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 27.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest starting a business: minimum capital recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.9% in 2007.
- How does Switzerland rank for starting a business: minimum capital?
- Switzerland ranks 12th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: minimum capital rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.