Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Switzerland
Switzerland: Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income per capita) was 93.9% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Switzerland, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Switzerland is 93.9%, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Switzerland peaked at 96.5% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 93.1%, in 2008.
That places Switzerland 180th 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 Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 95.9% | — |
| 2004 | 95.8% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 96.1% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 96.2% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 96.5% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 93.1% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 93.4% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 93.2% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 93.3% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 93.4% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 93.6% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 93.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 93.9% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 93.7% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 93.6% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 93.8% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 93.9% | +0.1% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 93.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 94% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 93.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 100.0%, 94% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.3% | 93.1% | 96.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 93.6% | 93.2% | 93.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More private sector data for Switzerland
- Merchandise trade 101.7% (2025)
- Food imports 4.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 507.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 2.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 68.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 554.16 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 60,947 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.531 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 23.89 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Switzerland?
- Starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Switzerland was 93.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 96.5% in 2007.
- What is the lowest starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.1% in 2008.
- How does Switzerland rank for starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita)?
- Switzerland ranks 180th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.