Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income per capita) was 99.9% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Timor-Leste, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 99.9% for starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 242.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Timor-Leste peaked at 99.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2003.
That places Timor-Leste 139th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 17.2% | — |
| 2009 | 29.2% | +69.5% |
| 2010 | 38.1% | +30.6% |
| 2011 | 46.2% | +21.1% |
| 2012 | 68.4% | +48.1% |
| 2013 | 68.8% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 68.1% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 60.8% | -10.7% |
| 2016 | 35.0% | -42.5% |
| 2017 | 32.8% | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 99.9% | +204.3% |
| 2019 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
Timor-Leste compared with similar countries
- Timor-Leste's 99.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 100.0%, 100% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Timor-Leste's 99.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 100.0%, 100% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.6% | 0.0% | 29.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 61.8% | 32.8% | 99.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
More private sector data for Timor-Leste
- Merchandise trade 56.9% (2025)
- Food imports 28.1% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 49.6% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 979.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.5% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 21.9% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 103.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 72.61 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0541 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 19.77 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Timor-Leste?
- Starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Timor-Leste was 99.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2003.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita)?
- Timor-Leste ranks 139th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 242.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Timor-Leste 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.