Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income per capita) was 100.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Dominican Republic, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Dominican Republic is 100.0%, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.4% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Dominican Republic peaked at 100.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 84.4%, in 2010.
That places Dominican Republic 137th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Dominican Republic, 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 | 84.4% | -15.6% |
| 2011 | 86.1% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 87.7% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 88.5% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 89.2% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 90.0% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 90.9% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 91.5% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 92.2% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +8.4% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 100.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 100.0%, 100% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 100.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 100.0%, 100% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 90.0% | 84.4% | 100.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 134 Montenegro 100.0% compare
- 135 Lao People's Democratic Republic 100.0% compare
- 136 Jordan 100.0% compare
- 138 Eswatini 100.0% compare
- 139 Timor-Leste 99.9% compare
- 140 Romania 99.9% compare
More private sector data for Dominican Republic
- Merchandise trade 35.6% (2025)
- Food imports 17.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 63.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 29.75 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 25.0% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 58.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 15.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,352 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1223 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 12.31 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Dominican Republic?
- Starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Dominican Republic was 100.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) recorded in Dominican Republic?
- 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 Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.4% in 2010.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita)?
- Dominican Republic ranks 137th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.