Starting a business: Minimum capital (% of income per capita) in East Timor
East Timor: Starting a business: Minimum capital (% of income per capita) was 0.3% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Starting a business: Minimum capital in East Timor, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 0.3% for starting a business: minimum capital in 2019.
The figure is up 50.0% on the previous year and down 99.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: minimum capital in East Timor peaked at 1,190.5% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2018.
That places East Timor 53rd 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 (% of income per capita) in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1,161.1% | — |
| 2004 | 1,190.5% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 909.1% | -23.6% |
| 2006 | 666.7% | -26.7% |
| 2007 | 595.2% | -10.7% |
| 2008 | 331.1% | -44.4% |
| 2009 | 283.3% | -14.4% |
| 2010 | 247.5% | -12.6% |
| 2011 | 215.4% | -13.0% |
| 2012 | 126.6% | -41.2% |
| 2013 | 124.9% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 127.5% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 156.6% | +22.8% |
| 2016 | 260.1% | +66.1% |
| 2017 | 268.6% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -99.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +50.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 733.9% | 283.3% | 1,190.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 152.8% | 0.2% | 268.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More private sector data for East Timor
- Merchandise trade 56.9% (2025)
- Food imports 28.1% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 49.6% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 979.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 453.40 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.5% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 21.9% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 103.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 132.58 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 72.61 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: minimum capital in East Timor?
- Starting a business: minimum capital in East Timor was 0.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: minimum capital recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 1,190.5% in 2004.
- What is the lowest starting a business: minimum capital recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2018.
- How does East Timor rank for starting a business: minimum capital?
- East Timor ranks 53rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: minimum capital rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Timor 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.