Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Malta
Malta: Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income per capita) was 99.8% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Malta, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Malta recorded 99.8% for starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) in 2019.
The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Malta peaked at 99.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 99.5%, in 2007.
That places Malta 142nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 99.8% | — |
| 2004 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.5% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 99.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 100% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Malta's 99.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 100.0%, 100% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.7% | 99.5% | 99.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 99.7% | 99.6% | 99.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More private sector data for Malta
- Merchandise trade 46.9% (2025)
- Food imports 11.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 65.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 9.22 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 76.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 3.82 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 6,588 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1375 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 0.9783 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Malta?
- Starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Malta was 99.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2006.
- What is the lowest starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.5% in 2007.
- How does Malta rank for starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita)?
- Malta ranks 142nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malta 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.