Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Benin
Benin: Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income per capita) was 98.7% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Benin, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Benin recorded 98.7% for starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 261.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Benin peaked at 98.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2006.
That places Benin 153rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 12.0% | — |
| 2004 | 16.7% | +39.0% |
| 2005 | 19.2% | +15.4% |
| 2006 | 5.2% | -72.9% |
| 2007 | 11.5% | +119.8% |
| 2008 | 13.3% | +15.7% |
| 2009 | 27.3% | +105.9% |
| 2010 | 28.7% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 29.9% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 33.9% | +13.3% |
| 2013 | 34.7% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 98.4% | +183.7% |
| 2015 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.6% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 98.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 100.0%, 99% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 98.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 100.0%, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +183.7% | 34.7% | 98.4% |
| 2007 | +119.8% | 5.2% | 11.5% |
| 2009 | +105.9% | 13.3% | 27.3% |
| 2006 | -72.9% | 19.2% | 5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.0% | 5.2% | 27.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 71.9% | 28.7% | 98.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More private sector data for Benin
- Merchandise trade 36.4% (2025)
- Food imports 33.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 50.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 4.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 39.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 7.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 3.99 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 269.2 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1623 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -0.8946 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Benin?
- Starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Benin was 98.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 98.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2006.
- How does Benin rank for starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita)?
- Benin ranks 153rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 261.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income per capita) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.