Starting a business: Minimum capital in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Starting a business: Minimum capital was 0.3% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Starting a business: Minimum capital in Timor-Leste, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste peaked at 1,190.5% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2018.
That places Timor-Leste 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 in Timor-Leste, 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 Timor-Leste
More private sector data for Timor-Leste
- Merchandise trade 56.9% (2025)
- Food imports 28.1% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 49.6% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 979.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.5% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 21.9% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 103.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 72.61 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0541 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 19.77 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: minimum capital in Timor-Leste?
- Starting a business: minimum capital in Timor-Leste was 0.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: minimum capital recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 1,190.5% in 2004.
- What is the lowest starting a business: minimum capital recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2018.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for starting a business: minimum capital?
- Timor-Leste ranks 53rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: minimum capital rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Timor-Leste 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.