Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income per capita) - Score by country
The score for the paid-in minimum capital requirement benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.
Countries reporting
191
Highest
100.0%
Afghanistan
Lowest
55.1%
Sao Tome and Principe
Median
100.0%
Years covered
17
2003–2019
Data points
3,247
What the numbers show
Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income per capita) - Score is currently reported for 191 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Afghanistan; the lowest is 55.1% in Sao Tome and Principe.
The median across all reporting countries is 100.0%, and the mean is 98.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 91 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Chad (up 1,119.0%), and the largest decrease in Sao Tome and Principe (down 44.9%).
Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income per capita): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afghanistan | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Angola | 100.0% | 2019 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 1 | Albania | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Argentina | 100.0% | 2019 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 1 | Armenia | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Antigua and Barbuda | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Australia | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Azerbaijan | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Burundi | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Belgium | 100.0% | 2019 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 1 | Bangladesh | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bahamas | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Belarus | 100.0% | 2019 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 1 | Belize | 100.0% | 2019 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Brazil | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Barbados | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Brunei Darussalam | 100.0% | 2019 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | Bhutan | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Botswana | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Canada | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Chile | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | China | 100.0% | 2019 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 1 | Colombia | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cyprus | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Djibouti | 100.0% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Dominica | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Algeria | 100.0% | 2019 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 1 | Ecuador | 100.0% | 2019 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 1 | Egypt | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Ethiopia | 100.0% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Fiji | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Georgia | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Gambia | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Grenada | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Guyana | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Hong Kong, China | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Honduras | 100.0% | 2019 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 1 | Indonesia | 100.0% | 2019 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 1 | India | 100.0% | 2019 | up 111.6% | volatile |
| 1 | Ireland | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Israel | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Jamaica | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 100.0% | 2019 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 1 | Kenya | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kyrgyzstan | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Korea | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Kuwait | 100.0% | 2019 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 1 | Liberia | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saint Lucia | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sri Lanka | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Lesotho | 100.0% | 2019 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 1 | Morocco | 100.0% | 2019 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 1 | Republic of Moldova | 100.0% | 2019 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 1 | Madagascar | 100.0% | 2019 | up 107.7% | volatile |
| 1 | Marshall Islands | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | North Macedonia | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Myanmar | 100.0% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Mongolia | 100.0% | 2019 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 1 | Mozambique | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Mauritania | 100.0% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Mauritius | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Malawi | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Malaysia | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Namibia | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Nigeria | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Nicaragua | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Netherlands | 100.0% | 2019 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 1 | Nepal | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | New Zealand | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Oman | 100.0% | 2019 | up 216.4% | volatile |
| 1 | Pakistan | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Panama | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Peru | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Philippines | 100.0% | 2019 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 1 | Papua New Guinea | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Puerto Rico | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Portugal | 100.0% | 2019 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 1 | Paraguay | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Palestine, State of | 100.0% | 2019 | up 110.5% | rising |
| 1 | Qatar | 100.0% | 2019 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 1 | Russian Federation | 100.0% | 2019 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 1 | Rwanda | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Sudan | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Singapore | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Solomon Islands | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sierra Leone | 100.0% | 2019 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 1 | San Marino | 100.0% | 2019 | up 6.0% | flat |
| 1 | Somalia | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Serbia | 100.0% | 2019 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 1 | South Sudan | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Suriname | 100.0% | 2019 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 1 | Seychelles | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tajikistan | 100.0% | 2019 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 1 | Tonga | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tunisia | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Türkiye | 100.0% | 2019 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 1 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uganda | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ukraine | 100.0% | 2019 | up 62.3% | rising |
| 1 | Uruguay | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | United States of America | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 100.0% | 2019 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 1 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Viet Nam | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Vanuatu | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Samoa | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kosovo | 100.0% | 2019 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 1 | Yemen | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Zambia | 100.0% | 2019 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Chinese Taipei | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 100.0% | 2019 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 123 | Japan | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 124 | Cape Verde | 100.0% | 2019 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 125 | Mexico | 100.0% | 2019 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 126 | Czechia | 100.0% | 2019 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 127 | South Africa | 100.0% | 2019 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 128 | France | 100.0% | 2019 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 128 | Thailand | 100.0% | 2019 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 130 | Italy | 100.0% | 2019 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 131 | Greece | 100.0% | 2019 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 132 | Latvia | 100.0% | 2019 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 133 | Bulgaria | 100.0% | 2019 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 134 | Montenegro | 100.0% | 2019 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 135 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 100.0% | 2019 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 136 | Jordan | 100.0% | 2019 | up 5.2% | volatile |
| 137 | Dominican Republic | 100.0% | 2019 | down 0.0% | falling |
| 138 | Eswatini | 100.0% | 2019 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 139 | Timor-Leste | 99.9% | 2019 | up 242.5% | volatile |
| 140 | Romania | 99.9% | 2019 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 141 | Guatemala | 99.9% | 2019 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 142 | Malta | 99.8% | 2019 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 143 | Ghana | 99.7% | 2019 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 144 | Maldives | 99.7% | 2019 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 145 | Congo | 99.4% | 2019 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 146 | Gabon | 99.4% | 2019 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 147 | El Salvador | 99.3% | 2019 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 148 | Côte d'Ivoire | 99.3% | 2019 | up 103.6% | rising |
| 149 | Bahrain | 99.3% | 2019 | up 93.9% | volatile |
| 150 | Senegal | 99.2% | 2019 | up 105.5% | rising |
| 151 | Norway | 98.9% | 2019 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 152 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 98.8% | 2019 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 153 | Benin | 98.7% | 2019 | up 261.6% | volatile |
| 154 | Mali | 98.7% | 2019 | up 503.6% | volatile |
| 155 | Guinea | 98.7% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 156 | Croatia | 98.6% | 2019 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 157 | Guinea-Bissau | 98.6% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 158 | Finland | 98.5% | 2019 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 159 | Palau | 98.5% | 2019 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 160 | Burkina Faso | 98.4% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 161 | Togo | 98.3% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 162 | Iceland | 98.2% | 2019 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 163 | Poland | 97.7% | 2019 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 164 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 97.5% | 2019 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 165 | Denmark | 97.4% | 2019 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 166 | Sweden | 97.4% | 2019 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 167 | Haiti | 97.3% | 2019 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 168 | Niger | 97.2% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 169 | Austria | 97.1% | 2019 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 170 | Spain | 97.1% | 2019 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 171 | Kiribati | 97.0% | 2019 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 172 | Cameroon | 97.0% | 2019 | up 78.7% | rising |
| 173 | Estonia | 96.7% | 2019 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 174 | Iraq | 96.4% | 2019 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 175 | Slovakia | 96.1% | 2019 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 176 | Lithuania | 96.0% | 2019 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 177 | Luxembourg | 95.7% | 2019 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 178 | Comoros | 95.7% | 2019 | up 176.9% | volatile |
| 179 | Equatorial Guinea | 94.3% | 2019 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 180 | Switzerland | 93.9% | 2019 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 181 | Chad | 93.7% | 2019 | up 1,119.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Germany | 92.5% | 2019 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 183 | Libya | 92.5% | 2019 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 184 | Slovenia | 91.4% | 2019 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 185 | Central African Republic | 91.2% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 186 | Hungary | 90.9% | 2019 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 187 | Lebanon | 89.6% | 2019 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 188 | Cambodia | 82.5% | 2019 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 189 | Syrian Arab Republic | 77.9% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 190 | Eritrea | 76.6% | 2019 | up 197.4% | volatile |
| 191 | Sao Tome and Principe | 55.1% | 2019 | down 44.9% | volatile |
About this data
The score for the paid-in minimum capital requirement benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.