Starting a business: Minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Syria
Syria: Starting a business: Minimum capital (% of income per capita) was 88.3% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Starting a business: Minimum capital in Syria, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business: minimum capital in Syria stood at 88.3%.
The figure is up 16.6% on the previous year and down 91.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: minimum capital in Syria peaked at 5,111.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 75.7%, in 2018.
Syria ranks 3rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Starting a business: Minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Syria, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 5,109.4% | — |
| 2004 | 5,053.9% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 5,111.9% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 4,233.5% | -17.2% |
| 2007 | 3,673.3% | -13.2% |
| 2008 | 4,353.8% | +18.5% |
| 2009 | 1,012.5% | -76.7% |
| 2010 | 355.1% | -64.9% |
| 2011 | 319.3% | -10.1% |
| 2012 | 306.5% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 221.6% | -27.7% |
| 2014 | 272.1% | +22.8% |
| 2015 | 115.2% | -57.7% |
| 2016 | 106.0% | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 84.0% | -20.8% |
| 2018 | 75.7% | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 88.3% | +16.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,078.3% | 1,012.5% | 5,111.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 194.4% | 75.7% | 355.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More private sector data for Syria
- Merchandise trade 79.2% (2025)
- Food imports 21.0% (2010)
- Manufactures imports 54.1% (2010)
- Merchandise imports 7.91 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 3.44 billion current US$ (2010)
- Food exports 21.0% (2010)
- Manufactures exports 24.7% (2010)
- Merchandise exports 3.38 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 7.04 billion current US$ (2010)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 132.12 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: minimum capital in Syria?
- Starting a business: minimum capital in Syria was 88.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: minimum capital recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 5,111.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest starting a business: minimum capital recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.7% in 2018.
- How does Syria rank for starting a business: minimum capital?
- Syria ranks 3rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: minimum capital rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Syria 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.