Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income per capita) was 100.0% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 191 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2003
All-time low
100.0%
in 2003
Years of data
17
2003–2019
Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Trinidad and Tobago, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 100.0% for starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 100.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 100.0%, in 2003.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 1st out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 100.0% | — |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 100.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 100.0%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
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More private sector data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Merchandise trade 48.6% (2025)
- Food imports 16.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 61.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 5.80 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 59.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 6.82 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,983 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2627 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -13.71 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Trinidad and Tobago was 100.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.0% in 2003.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita)?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 1st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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.