Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income per capita) was 98.6% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Guinea-Bissau, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 98.6% 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.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 98.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2003.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 157th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.3% | — |
| 2012 | 15.5% | +4776.0% |
| 2013 | 9.0% | -42.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 13.6% | — |
| 2016 | 98.2% | +619.9% |
| 2017 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.5% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 98.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is 100.0%, 99% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 98.6% 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 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 43.2% | 0.0% | 98.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More private sector data for Guinea-Bissau
- Merchandise trade 31.7% (2025)
- Food imports 41.7% (2018)
- Manufactures imports 38.6% (2018)
- Merchandise imports 489.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 68.5% (2018)
- Manufactures exports 0.0% (2015)
- Merchandise exports 313.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 139.14 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1238 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 36.68 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Guinea-Bissau?
- Starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Guinea-Bissau was 98.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2003.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita)?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 157th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.