Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Hungary
Hungary: Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income per capita) was 90.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Hungary, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Hungary stood at 90.9%.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Hungary peaked at 97.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 75.9%, in 2003.
That places Hungary 186th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 per capita) in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 75.9% | — |
| 2004 | 78.4% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 80.1% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 81.5% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 83.7% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 97.3% | +16.2% |
| 2009 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 97.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 86.5% | -11.4% |
| 2015 | 88.1% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 88.6% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 89.1% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 90.0% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 90.9% | +1.1% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 90.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 91% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 90.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 100.0%, 91% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.9% | 75.9% | 97.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 92.3% | 86.5% | 97.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More private sector data for Hungary
- Merchandise trade 133.1% (2025)
- Food imports 7.0% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 72.5% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 159.20 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.6% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 80.4% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 168.84 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 17,746 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.685 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Hungary?
- Starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Hungary was 90.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 97.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.9% in 2003.
- How does Hungary rank for starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita)?
- Hungary ranks 186th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary 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.