Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income) in Germany
Germany: Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income) was 92.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Germany, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Germany recorded 92.5% 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 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Germany peaked at 92.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 87.7%, in 2003.
Germany ranks 182nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income) in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 87.7% | — |
| 2004 | 87.8% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 88.1% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 88.4% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 89.3% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 89.4% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 89.8% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 89.5% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 89.9% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 90.3% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 90.5% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 91.0% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 91.5% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 91.8% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 91.9% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 92.2% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 92.5% | +0.3% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 92.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 93% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Germany's 92.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 100.0%, 93% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.7% | 87.7% | 89.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 91.1% | 89.5% | 92.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 179 Equatorial Guinea 94.3% compare
- 180 Switzerland 93.9% compare
- 181 Chad 93.7% compare
- 183 Libya 92.5% compare
- 184 Slovenia 91.4% compare
- 185 Central African Republic 91.2% compare
More private sector data for Germany
- Merchandise trade 65.5% (2025)
- Food imports 9.6% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 74.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 1.54 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 600.33 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 6.6% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 83.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 1.76 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 512.38 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 21,130 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Germany?
- Starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Germany was 92.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 92.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.7% in 2003.
- How does Germany rank for starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita)?
- Germany ranks 182nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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.