Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income per capita) was 98.4% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Burkina Faso, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 98.4% 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.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 330.2% over five years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Burkina Faso peaked at 98.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2003.
Burkina Faso ranks 160th of 191 countries on this measure, 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 Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 6.7% | — |
| 2012 | 11.5% | +72.6% |
| 2013 | 23.5% | +103.3% |
| 2014 | 22.9% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 92.9% | +305.9% |
| 2016 | 98.2% | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 98.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 100.0%, 98% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 98.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 100.0%, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 55.1% | 0.0% | 98.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More private sector data for Burkina Faso
- Merchandise trade 67.5% (2025)
- Food imports 11.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 46.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 7.57 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 7.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 2.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 11.08 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 460.07 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4009 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 96.38 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Burkina Faso?
- Starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Burkina Faso was 98.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 98.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2003.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita)?
- Burkina Faso ranks 160th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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.