Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income) in East Timor
East Timor: Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income) was 99.9% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income per capita) in East Timor, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
East Timor 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 East Timor peaked at 99.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2003.
That places East Timor 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) in East Timor, 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% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 99.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 100.0%, 100% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor'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 East Timor
More private sector data for East Timor
- Merchandise trade 56.9% (2025)
- Food imports 28.1% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 49.6% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 979.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 453.40 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.5% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 21.9% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 103.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 132.58 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 72.61 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) in East Timor?
- Starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) in East Timor 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 East Timor?
- 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 East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2003.
- How does East Timor rank for starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita)?
- East Timor 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 East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 242.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Timor 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.