Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income per capita) in France
France: Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income per capita) was 100.0% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income per capita) in France, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) in France is 100.0%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) in France peaked at 100.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 92.7%, in 2003.
That places France 128th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income per capita) in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 92.7% | — |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +7.9% |
| 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 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 100.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 100% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- France's 100.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 100.0%, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.0% | 92.7% | 100.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near France
More private sector data for France
- Merchandise trade 43.7% (2025)
- Food imports 10.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 72.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 786.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 78.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 683.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 9,940 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2029 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.65 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) in France?
- Starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) in France 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.7% in 2003.
- How does France rank for starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita)?
- France ranks 128th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this France 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.