Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income) in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income) was 98.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Democratic Republic of Congo is 98.8%, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 100.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2013.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 152nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income) in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 100.0% | — |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 97.4% | — |
| 2016 | 97.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 97.6% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 98.5% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 98.8% | +0.4% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 98.8% is below the median for low income countries, which is 100.0%, 99% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 98.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 100.0%, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 79.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
More private sector data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Merchandise trade 66.1% (2025)
- Food imports 10.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 62.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 28.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 4.59 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 15.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 32.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 529.41 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 284.49 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Democratic Republic of Congo was 98.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2013.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita)?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 152nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo 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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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.