Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Niger
Niger: Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income per capita) was 97.2% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Niger, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Niger is 97.2%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Niger peaked at 97.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2003.
That places Niger 168th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 Niger, 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 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 88.4% | — |
| 2016 | 88.0% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 97.0% | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 97.1% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 97.2% | +0.1% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 97.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 100.0%, 97% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Niger's 97.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 100.0%, 97% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 46.8% | 0.0% | 97.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More private sector data for Niger
- Merchandise trade 21.3% (2025)
- Food imports 37.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 47.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 2.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 4.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 7.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 1.90 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 68.06 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0878 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 25.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Niger?
- Starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Niger was 97.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 97.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2003.
- How does Niger rank for starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita)?
- Niger ranks 168th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Niger 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.