Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Guatemala
Guatemala: Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income per capita) was 99.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Guatemala, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Guatemala is 99.9%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Guatemala peaked at 99.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 91.7%, in 2003.
That places Guatemala 141st out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 91.7% | — |
| 2004 | 92.1% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 92.7% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 93.4% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 93.8% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 93.4% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 94.1% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 94.0% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 94.4% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 94.8% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 95.1% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 95.3% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 95.5% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 95.7% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 95.9% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 99.8% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 99.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 100.0%, 100% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 99.9% 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 | 93.0% | 91.7% | 94.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 96.0% | 94.0% | 99.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More private sector data for Guatemala
- Merchandise trade 40.7% (2025)
- Food imports 17.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 64.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 34.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 47.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 45.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 15.56 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 832.52 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1262 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.55 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Guatemala?
- Starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Guatemala was 99.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.7% in 2003.
- How does Guatemala rank for starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita)?
- Guatemala ranks 141st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.