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Mundyo Index: where $500 goes furthest

Country where $500 opens the most ideas: Nigeria (50 of 136 ideas). United States: 6 ideas. Median of the 197 ranked countries: 20 ideas.

With the equivalent of $500, how many businesses can you start in each country? Data as of 2026-11-04, recalculated every week for 197 countries.

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The 20 countries where $500 opens the most ideas

Country$500 in local moneyIdeas you can startMedian net / monthCheapest idea
Nigeria669,000 NGN50524,000 NGNHome vegetable gardens · 74,900 NGN
Egypt27,700 EGP4631,000 EGPWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 3,100 EGP
Afghanistan32,500 AFN4021,800 AFNWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 3,640 AFN
Iran939,000,000 IRR301,160,000,000 IRRWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 105,000,000 IRR
Laos11,200,000 LAK3011,300,000 LAKWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 1,250,000 LAK
Bhutan47,400 BTN3063,700 BTNWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 5,300 BTN
India47,400 INR3053,000 INRWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 5,300 INR
Pakistan138,000 PKR30124,000 PKRWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 15,500 PKR
Syria60,800 SYP2947,700 SYPWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 6,810 SYP
Sierra Leone11,500 SLE298,970 SLEWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 1,280 SLE
Myanmar1,050,000 MMK28940,000 MMKWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 117,000 MMK
Nepal75,800 NPR2867,900 NPRWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 8,490 NPR
Bangladesh62,200 BDT2869,700 BDTWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 6,970 BDT
Vietnam12,900,000 VND2818,700,000 VNDWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 1,440,000 VND
Azerbaijan850 AZN281,430 AZNWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 95 AZN
Mauritania20,300 MRU2822,700 MRUWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 2,270 MRU
Indonesia9,070,000 IDR2813,200,000 IDRWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 1,010,000 IDR
Uzbekistan5,960,000 UZS288,010,000 UZSWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 667,000 UZS
Sri Lanka166,000 LKR28242,000 LKRWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 18,600 LKR
Gambia37,200 GMD2729,100 GMDWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 4,160 GMD
All countries (197)
Country$500 in local moneyIdeas you can startMedian net / monthCheapest idea
Nigeria669,000 NGN50524,000 NGNHome vegetable gardens · 74,900 NGN
Egypt27,700 EGP4631,000 EGPWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 3,100 EGP
Afghanistan32,500 AFN4021,800 AFNWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 3,640 AFN
Iran939,000,000 IRR301,160,000,000 IRRWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 105,000,000 IRR
Laos11,200,000 LAK3011,300,000 LAKWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 1,250,000 LAK
Bhutan47,400 BTN3063,700 BTNWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 5,300 BTN
India47,400 INR3053,000 INRWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 5,300 INR
Pakistan138,000 PKR30124,000 PKRWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 15,500 PKR
Syria60,800 SYP2947,700 SYPWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 6,810 SYP
Sierra Leone11,500 SLE298,970 SLEWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 1,280 SLE
Myanmar1,050,000 MMK28940,000 MMKWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 117,000 MMK
Nepal75,800 NPR2867,900 NPRWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 8,490 NPR
Bangladesh62,200 BDT2869,700 BDTWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 6,970 BDT
Vietnam12,900,000 VND2818,700,000 VNDWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 1,440,000 VND
Azerbaijan850 AZN281,430 AZNWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 95 AZN
Mauritania20,300 MRU2822,700 MRUWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 2,270 MRU
Indonesia9,070,000 IDR2813,200,000 IDRWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 1,010,000 IDR
Uzbekistan5,960,000 UZS288,010,000 UZSWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 667,000 UZS
Sri Lanka166,000 LKR28242,000 LKRWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 18,600 LKR
Gambia37,200 GMD2729,100 GMDWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 4,160 GMD
Ethiopia82,300 ETB2773,700 ETBWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 9,220 ETB
Rwanda739,000 RWF27662,000 RWFWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 82,700 RWF
Tajikistan4,600 TJS274,120 TJSWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 515 TJS
Timor-Leste$50027$448WhatsApp reselling with no stock · $56
Tanzania1,320,000 TZS271,180,000 TZSWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 147,000 TZS
Belarus1,480 BYN252,980 BYNWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 166 BYN
Angola475,000 AOA25584,000 AOAWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 53,100 AOA
Tunisia1,500 TND252,180 TNDWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 168 TND
Thailand16,900 THB2528,300 THBWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 1,890 THB
Ukraine22,800 UAH2535,800 UAHWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 2,560 UAH
Suriname18,800 SRD2531,600 SRDWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 2,110 SRD
Algeria67,900 DZD25106,000 DZDWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 7,600 DZD
Eswatini8,310 SZL2511,200 SZLWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 930 SZL
Georgia1,300 GEL252,470 GELWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 145 GEL
Philippines31,700 PHP2542,600 PHPWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 3,550 PHP
Kyrgyzstan43,700 KGS2553,800 KGSWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 4,890 KGS
Cambodia2,050,000 KHR252,520,000 KHRWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 229,000 KHR
Kenya65,000 KES2572,700 KESWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 7,270 KES
Mongolia1,810,000 MNT253,030,000 MNTWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 202,000 MNT
Nicaragua18,400 NIO2522,600 NIOWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 2,060 NIO
Congo293,000 XAF25328,000 XAFWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 32,800 XAF
Paraguay2,960,000 PYG254,970,000 PYGWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 331,000 PYG
Zambia10,100 ZMW249,090 ZMWWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 1,140 ZMW
Madagascar2,270,000 MGA242,030,000 MGAWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 254,000 MGA
Eritrea7,500 ERN247,550 ERNWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 839 ERN
Togo293,000 XOF24295,000 XOFWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 32,800 XOF
Cameroon293,000 XAF24295,000 XAFWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 32,800 XAF
Guinea-Bissau293,000 XOF24295,000 XOFWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 32,800 XOF
Mali293,000 XOF24295,000 XOFWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 32,800 XOF
Lesotho8,310 LSL248,370 LSLWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 930 LSL
Benin293,000 XOF24295,000 XOFWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 32,800 XOF
Uganda2,050,000 UGX242,060,000 UGXWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 229,000 UGX
Chad293,000 XAF24295,000 XAFWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 65,600 XAF
Malawi870,000 MWK24876,000 MWKWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 195,000 MWK
Niger293,000 XOF24295,000 XOFWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 65,600 XOF
Senegal293,000 XOF24295,000 XOFWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 65,600 XOF
Mozambique31,900 MZN2432,200 MZNWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 7,150 MZN
Malaysia2,040 MYR234,330 MYRWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 228 MYR
Guyana105,000 GYD23281,000 GYDWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 11,700 GYD
Kazakhstan226,000 KZT23507,000 KZTWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 25,300 KZT
Brunei640 BND231,720 BNDWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 72 BND
Russia40,700 RUB23100,000 RUBWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 9,110 RUB
Ivory Coast293,000 XOF20361,000 XOFWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 65,600 XOF
Gabon293,000 XAF20525,000 XAFWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 65,600 XAF
Burkina Faso293,000 XOF20295,000 XOFWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 65,600 XOF
North Macedonia27,500 MKD2052,300 MKDWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 6,150 MKD
Lebanon44,800,000 LBP2065,200,000 LBPWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 10,000,000 LBP
Botswana7,130 BWP2012,800 BWPWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 1,590 BWP
Colombia1,610,000 COP202,880,000 COPWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 360,000 COP
Ghana5,830 GHS207,830 GHSWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 1,310 GHS
Iraq758,000 IQD201,190,000 IQDWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 170,000 IQD
Guinea4,420,000 GNF204,460,000 GNFWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 990,000 GNF
Armenia180,000 AMD20343,000 AMDWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 40,300 AMD
Dominican Republic30,200 DOP2060,900 DOPWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 6,760 DOP
Libya3,210 LYD205,380 LYDWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 718 LYD
Bolivia6,050 BOB209,480 BOBWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 1,350 BOB
Bosnia and Herzegovina874 BAM201,660 BAMWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 196 BAM
Somalia285,000 SOS20288,000 SOSWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 63,900 SOS
Fiji1,120 FJD201,880 FJDWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 251 FJD
Namibia8,310 NAD2012,100 NADWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 1,860 NAD
El Salvador$50020$783WhatsApp reselling with no stock · $112
Equatorial Guinea293,000 XAF20492,000 XAFWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 65,600 XAF
Kosovo€44720€800WhatsApp reselling with no stock · €100
South Sudan3,050,000 SSP203,420,000 SSPWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 684,000 SSP
South Africa8,310 ZAR2013,900 ZARWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 1,860 ZAR
DR Congo1,160,000 CDF201,300,000 CDFWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 259,000 CDF
Morocco4,910 MAD207,140 MADWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 1,100 MAD
Central African Republic293,000 XAF20328,000 XAFWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 65,600 XAF
Jordan354 JOD20555 JODWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 79 JOD
Ecuador$50020$839WhatsApp reselling with no stock · $112
Moldova9,020 MDL2017,200 MDLWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 2,020 MDL
Guatemala3,820 GTQ206,410 GTQWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 855 GTQ
Brazil2,740 BRL205,520 BRLWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 614 BRL
Honduras13,400 HNL2018,000 HNLWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 3,010 HNL
Albania40,600 ALL2086,400 ALLWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 9,100 ALL
Djibouti88,900 DJF20129,000 DJFWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 19,900 DJF
Liberia84,800 LRD2094,900 LRDWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 19,000 LRD
Zimbabwe7,130 BWP209,570 BWPWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 1,590 BWP
China3,340 CNY207,470 CNYWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 747 CNY
Cape Verde49,300 CVE2082,700 CVEWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 11,000 CVE
Dominica1,350 XCD202,720 XCDWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 303 XCD
Comoros220,000 KMF20246,000 KMFWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 49,200 KMF
Maldives7,730 MVR1917,300 MVRWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 1,730 MVR
Saint Lucia1,350 XCD193,030 XCDWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 303 XCD
Peru1,730 PEN193,490 PENWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 388 PEN
Belize1,000 BZD191,800 BZDWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 225 BZD
Mexico9,290 MXN1920,800 MXNWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 2,080 MXN
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1,350 XCD193,030 XCDWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 303 XCD
Grenada1,350 XCD192,870 XCDWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 303 XCD
Papua New Guinea2,240 PGK192,760 PGKWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 501 PGK
Mauritius23,600 MUR1852,900 MURWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 5,290 MUR
Türkiye25,000 TRY1861,600 TRYWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 5,600 TRY
Montenegro€44718€1,100WhatsApp reselling with no stock · €100
Bahrain188 BHD18589 BHDWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 42 BHD
Romania2,390 RON186,410 RONWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 534 RON
Serbia52,500 RSD18129,000 RSDWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 11,800 RSD
Panama500 PAB181,340 PABWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 112 PAB
Argentina774,000 ARS181,910,000 ARSWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 173,000 ARS
Bulgaria€44718€1,200WhatsApp reselling with no stock · €100
Saudi Arabia1,870 SAR185,880 SARWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 420 SAR
Oman192 OMR18517 OMRWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 43 OMR
Chile489,000 CLP181,310,000 CLPWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 109,000 CLP
Trinidad and Tobago3,490 TTD179,390 TTDWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 782 TTD
Hungary163,000 HUF17474,000 HUFWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 36,400 HUF
Poland1,970 PLN176,190 PLNWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 442 PLN
Croatia€44717€1,400WhatsApp reselling with no stock · €100
Seychelles7,090 SCR1719,100 SCRWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 1,590 SCR
Macau4,040 MOP1714,500 MOPWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 905 MOP
Qatar1,820 QAR176,520 QARWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 407 QAR
Latvia€44717€1,400WhatsApp reselling with no stock · €100
Kuwait156 KWD17522 KWDWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 35 KWD
South Korea671,000 KRW172,250,000 KRWWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 150,000 KRW
Slovakia€44717€1,400WhatsApp reselling with no stock · €100
Lithuania€44717€1,500WhatsApp reselling with no stock · €100
Costa Rica227,000 CRC17610,000 CRCWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 76,200 CRC
Czechia10,900 CZK1736,500 CZKWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 3,650 CZK
Greece€44710€1,400WhatsApp reselling with no stock · €150
Jamaica79,400 JMD10151,000 JMDWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 26,700 JMD
Portugal€44710€1,500WhatsApp reselling with no stock · €150
Singapore640 SGD102,290 SGDWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 215 SGD
Samoa1,380 WST102,320 WSTWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 463 WST
Slovenia€44710€1,600WhatsApp reselling with no stock · €150
United Arab Emirates1,840 AED106,990 AEDWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 617 AED
Palestine27,700 EGP1037,200 EGPWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 9,300 EGP
São Tomé and Príncipe11,000 STN1016,000 STNWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 3,690 STN
Spain€44710€1,600WhatsApp reselling with no stock · €150
Cyprus€44710€1,600WhatsApp reselling with no stock · €150
Japan79,000 JPY10265,000 JPYWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 26,500 JPY
Kiribati716 AUD10962 AUDWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 240 AUD
Uruguay20,100 UYU1063,000 UYUWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 6,750 UYU
Estonia€44710€1,500WhatsApp reselling with no stock · €150
Malta€44710€1,700WhatsApp reselling with no stock · €150
Andorra€44710€1,700WhatsApp reselling with no stock · €150
Saint Kitts and Nevis1,350 XCD104,240 XCDWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 454 XCD
Italy€44710€1,700WhatsApp reselling with no stock · €150
Antigua and Barbuda1,350 XCD104,240 XCDWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 454 XCD
Curaçao898 XCG102,610 XCGWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 301 XCG
Hong Kong3,920 HKD1015,800 HKDWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 1,320 HKD
Greenland3,340 DKK1013,500 DKKWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 1,120 DKK
Aruba895 AWG63,210 AWGWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 301 AWG
Solomon Islands4,020 SBD65,850 SBDWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 1,350 SBD
Tonga1,200 TOP62,150 TOPWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 403 TOP
San Marino€4476€1,800WhatsApp reselling with no stock · €150
Sint Maarten898 XCG63,420 XCGWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 301 XCG
France€4476€1,800WhatsApp reselling with no stock · €150
Puerto Rico$5006$1,900WhatsApp reselling with no stock · $168
Germany€4476€1,900WhatsApp reselling with no stock · €150
Belgium€4476€1,900WhatsApp reselling with no stock · €150
Austria€4476€1,900WhatsApp reselling with no stock · €200
Canada699 CAD62,970 CADWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 313 CAD
Netherlands€4476€1,900WhatsApp reselling with no stock · €200
Palau$5006$1,340WhatsApp reselling with no stock · $224
Ireland€4476€1,900WhatsApp reselling with no stock · €200
Finland€4476€1,900WhatsApp reselling with no stock · €200
Haiti65,500 HTG6103,000 HTGWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 29,300 HTG
New Zealand888 NZD63,580 NZDWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 398 NZD
Sweden4,890 SEK621,900 SEKWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 2,190 SEK
United States Virgin Islands$5006$1,900WhatsApp reselling with no stock · $224
United Kingdom£3736£1,590WhatsApp reselling with no stock · £167
Vanuatu59,700 VUV693,600 VUVWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 26,700 VUV
Tuvalu716 AUD61,280 AUDWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 321 AUD
Faroe Islands3,340 DKK614,900 DKKWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 1,490 DKK
Australia716 AUD63,210 AUDWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 321 AUD
Norway4,640 NOK620,800 NOKWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 2,080 NOK
Denmark3,340 DKK614,900 DKKWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 1,490 DKK
Luxembourg€4476€2,000WhatsApp reselling with no stock · €200
Marshall Islands$5006$1,010WhatsApp reselling with no stock · $224
Bahamas500 BSD61,900 BSDWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 224 BSD
Turks and Caicos Islands$5006$1,900WhatsApp reselling with no stock · $224
United States$5006$2,350WhatsApp reselling with no stock · $224
Israel1,580 ILS66,710 ILSWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 706 ILS
Nauru716 AUD61,760 AUDWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 321 AUD
Barbados1,000 BBD63,130 BBDWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 448 BBD
Switzerland409 CHF61,920 CHFWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 183 CHF
Cayman Islands416 KYD61,960 KYDWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 186 KYD
Iceland60,800 ISK6286,000 ISKWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 27,200 ISK
Bermuda500 BMD62,350 BMDWhatsApp reselling with no stock · 224 BMD

How it is calculated

$500 is converted at this week's exchange rate. Only countries with a plausible World Bank price level are ranked (not those where the official exchange rate is far from the market rate). We count the catalogue ideas that suit the country's income level and whose starting budget, adjusted to local prices, fits within that amount. The median net is that of all ideas suited to the country, at month 12. These are estimates, not income promises.

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