Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Iceland
Iceland: Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income per capita) was 98.2% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Iceland, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 98.2% for starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) in 2019.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Iceland peaked at 98.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 95.3%, in 2003.
That places Iceland 162nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 95.3% | — |
| 2004 | 95.4% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 95.7% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 96.0% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 96.5% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 96.6% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 96.1% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 96.9% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 97.1% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 97.4% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 97.7% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 97.9% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 98.1% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 98.3% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.2% | -0.2% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 98.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 98% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 98.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 100.0%, 98% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.9% | 95.3% | 96.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 97.7% | 96.9% | 98.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More private sector data for Iceland
- Merchandise trade 46.9% (2025)
- Food imports 11.1% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 71.1% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 10.94 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 46.9% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 14.0% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 7.17 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 18,264 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1858 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Iceland?
- Starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Iceland was 98.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 98.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.3% in 2003.
- How does Iceland rank for starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita)?
- Iceland ranks 162nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iceland 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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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.