New businesses registered (number) by country
New businesses registered are the number of new limited liability corporations (or its equivalent) registered in the calendar year.
Countries reporting
175
Highest
979,211 number
Brazil
Lowest
2 number
Kiribati
Median
9,638 number
Years covered
19
2006–2024
Data points
2,895
What the numbers show
New businesses registered (number) is currently reported for 175 countries. The highest value is 979,211 number in Brazil; the lowest is 2 number in Kiribati.
The median across all reporting countries is 9,638 number, and the mean is 43,621 number.
Over the past decade 149 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Canada (up 4,217.9%), and the largest decrease in Somalia (down 87.0%).
New businesses registered: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 979,211 number | 2024 | up 160.8% | rising |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 841,138 number | 2024 | up 43.6% | rising |
| 3 | South Africa | 494,475 number | 2024 | up 95.6% | rising |
| 4 | Australia | 316,561 number | 2024 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 5 | China | 286,640 number | 2024 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 6 | France | 286,548 number | 2024 | up 64.4% | rising |
| 7 | Russia | 214,957 number | 2024 | down 49.7% | falling |
| 8 | Indonesia | 182,200 number | 2024 | up 214.4% | volatile |
| 9 | India | 173,712 number | 2024 | up 148.7% | rising |
| 10 | Hong Kong | 145,053 number | 2024 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 11 | Saudi Arabia | 141,067 number | 2024 | up 769.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Nigeria | 136,961 number | 2022 | up 68.8% | rising |
| 13 | Vietnam | 136,757 number | 2024 | up 140.2% | rising |
| 14 | Canada | 131,783 number | 2022 | up 4,217.9% | rising |
| 15 | South Korea | 128,455 number | 2023 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 16 | Chile | 123,159 number | 2023 | up 112.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Spain | 118,193 number | 2024 | up 25.6% | falling |
| 18 | Italy | 115,689 number | 2024 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 19 | Turkey | 115,401 number | 2024 | up 89.7% | rising |
| 20 | Peru | 111,997 number | 2024 | up 50.2% | rising |
| 21 | Romania | 91,649 number | 2024 | up 62.6% | rising |
| 22 | Thailand | 87,596 number | 2024 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 23 | Mexico | 83,950 number | 2024 | up 78.2% | rising |
| 24 | Colombia | 82,208 number | 2024 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 25 | Germany | 75,775 number | 2024 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 26 | Portugal | 73,740 number | 2024 | up 131.4% | rising |
| 27 | Morocco | 67,138 number | 2024 | up 91.7% | rising |
| 28 | Uzbekistan | 64,020 number | 2024 | up 275.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Malaysia | 59,611 number | 2024 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 30 | Kenya | 58,919 number | 2024 | up 56.1% | rising |
| 31 | Poland | 56,520 number | 2024 | up 84.1% | rising |
| 32 | New Zealand | 55,417 number | 2024 | up 13.2% | flat |
| 33 | Singapore | 52,248 number | 2024 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 34 | Ukraine | 51,349 number | 2017 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 35 | Sweden | 46,622 number | 2024 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 36 | Ethiopia | 46,274 number | 2024 | up 299.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Bulgaria | 42,783 number | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 38 | Kazakhstan | 42,707 number | 2024 | up 183.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Japan | 41,946 number | 2024 | up 110.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Belgium | 39,772 number | 2023 | up 110.1% | rising |
| 41 | Philippines | 39,146 number | 2024 | up 85.8% | rising |
| 42 | Netherlands | 39,055 number | 2022 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 43 | Angola | 30,956 number | 2024 | up 261.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Norway | 30,147 number | 2024 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 45 | Pakistan | 30,004 number | 2024 | up 516.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Czechia | 29,877 number | 2024 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 47 | Uganda | 29,330 number | 2024 | up 87.1% | rising |
| 48 | Ghana | 28,529 number | 2024 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 49 | Denmark | 25,969 number | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 50 | Nepal | 25,859 number | 2020 | up 165.2% | rising |
| 51 | Zimbabwe | 25,601 number | 2024 | up 170.5% | volatile |
| 52 | Algeria | 24,482 number | 2024 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 53 | Hungary | 23,691 number | 2024 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 54 | Ireland | 23,440 number | 2024 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 55 | Estonia | 23,154 number | 2024 | up 67.0% | rising |
| 56 | Rwanda | 22,734 number | 2024 | up 127.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Costa Rica | 22,333 number | 2024 | up 103.7% | rising |
| 58 | Botswana | 21,456 number | 2024 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 59 | Finland | 20,690 number | 2024 | up 60.3% | rising |
| 60 | Slovakia | 20,239 number | 2024 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 61 | Cote d'Ivoire | 20,143 number | 2024 | up 421.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Ecuador | 19,317 number | 2024 | up 150.2% | volatile |
| 63 | United Arab Emirates | 19,050 number | 2020 | up 120.9% | rising |
| 64 | Egypt | 18,587 number | 2022 | up 617.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Mongolia | 18,238 number | 2024 | up 41.0% | rising |
| 66 | Zambia | 18,109 number | 2024 | up 92.6% | rising |
| 67 | Switzerland | 18,034 number | 2022 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 68 | Georgia | 17,783 number | 2024 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 69 | Israel | 17,470 number | 2024 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 70 | Sri Lanka | 17,447 number | 2022 | up 150.1% | rising |
| 71 | Greece | 16,000 number | 2024 | up 167.1% | rising |
| 72 | Argentina | 15,818 number | 2024 | up 50.2% | rising |
| 73 | Tunisia | 14,870 number | 2024 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 74 | Qatar | 14,824 number | 2018 | up 239.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Cyprus | 14,444 number | 2024 | up 29.3% | falling |
| 76 | Croatia | 14,324 number | 2024 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 77 | Azerbaijan | 14,215 number | 2024 | up 109.0% | rising |
| 78 | Myanmar | 14,051 number | 2018 | up 1,895.9% | volatile |
| 79 | Senegal | 13,136 number | 2024 | up 406.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Panama | 13,048 number | 2022 | down 56.8% | falling |
| 81 | Mauritius | 12,614 number | 2024 | up 77.9% | rising |
| 82 | Namibia | 12,117 number | 2024 | down 22.1% | rising |
| 83 | Guatemala | 11,909 number | 2024 | up 153.0% | rising |
| 84 | Puerto Rico | 11,218 number | 2020 | up 133.2% | rising |
| 85 | Cayman Islands | 11,197 number | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 86 | Dominican Republic | 10,204 number | 2018 | up 213.3% | rising |
| 87 | Burkina Faso | 10,046 number | 2024 | up 555.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Kyrgyzstan | 9,638 number | 2024 | up 335.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Luxembourg | 9,137 number | 2024 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 91 | Serbia | 8,788 number | 2024 | up 9.6% | falling |
| 92 | Armenia | 8,381 number | 2024 | up 164.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Kuwait | 8,357 number | 2024 | up 339.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Latvia | 8,218 number | 2024 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 95 | Laos | 7,941 number | 2024 | up 723.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Paraguay | 7,915 number | 2024 | up 1,528.6% | volatile |
| 97 | Belarus | 7,820 number | 2022 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 98 | Cape Verde | 7,719 number | 2024 | up 610.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Bahrain | 7,580 number | 2024 | up 426.8% | volatile |
| 100 | Moldova | 7,478 number | 2024 | up 52.1% | rising |
| 101 | Bangladesh | 7,365 number | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 102 | Burundi | 7,263 number | 2024 | up 232.6% | volatile |
| 103 | Uruguay | 7,187 number | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 104 | Montenegro | 7,136 number | 2024 | up 132.1% | rising |
| 105 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 6,095 number | 2024 | up 244.0% | volatile |
| 106 | North Macedonia | 6,045 number | 2024 | up 15.8% | falling |
| 107 | Austria | 5,982 number | 2023 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 108 | Oman | 5,804 number | 2020 | up 52.3% | rising |
| 109 | Togo | 5,665 number | 2024 | up 521.8% | volatile |
| 110 | Guinea | 5,626 number | 2024 | up 610.4% | volatile |
| 111 | Benin | 5,522 number | 2024 | up 265.2% | volatile |
| 112 | Jamaica | 5,393 number | 2024 | up 203.8% | rising |
| 113 | Tanzania | 5,276 number | 2018 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 114 | Cambodia | 5,138 number | 2024 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 115 | Jordan | 5,009 number | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 116 | El Salvador | 4,862 number | 2024 | up 134.1% | rising |
| 117 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4,344 number | 2020 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 118 | Afghanistan | 4,274 number | 2018 | up 17.0% | falling |
| 119 | Albania | 4,126 number | 2024 | up 85.9% | rising |
| 120 | Lithuania | 4,011 number | 2024 | down 52.7% | falling |
| 121 | Mozambique | 3,925 number | 2020 | up 51.3% | rising |
| 122 | Bolivia | 3,712 number | 2023 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 122 | Sierra Leone | 3,712 number | 2024 | up 444.3% | volatile |
| 124 | Belize | 3,710 number | 2024 | up 466.4% | volatile |
| 125 | Slovenia | 3,545 number | 2024 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 126 | Eswatini | 3,405 number | 2024 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 127 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3,369 number | 2024 | up 53.7% | rising |
| 128 | Malta | 3,247 number | 2024 | down 35.2% | rising |
| 129 | Iraq | 3,037 number | 2022 | up 20.1% | falling |
| 130 | Iceland | 2,925 number | 2024 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 131 | Mali | 2,741 number | 2020 | up 217.2% | volatile |
| 132 | Honduras | 2,628 number | 2024 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 133 | Gabon | 2,373 number | 2024 | up 46.5% | rising |
| 134 | Mauritania | 2,329 number | 2024 | up 138.1% | rising |
| 135 | Madagascar | 2,206 number | 2024 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 136 | Gambia | 2,196 number | 2024 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 137 | Lesotho | 1,981 number | 2020 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 138 | Maldives | 1,928 number | 2023 | up 167.8% | rising |
| 139 | East Timor | 1,911 number | 2022 | up 13.3% | falling |
| 140 | Isle of Man | 1,770 number | 2024 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 141 | South Sudan | 1,765 number | 2016 | up 430.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Fiji | 1,665 number | 2024 | up 85.8% | volatile |
| 143 | Guyana | 1,546 number | 2024 | up 389.2% | volatile |
| 144 | Barbados | 1,517 number | 2024 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 145 | Congo | 1,437 number | 2024 | up 2,717.7% | volatile |
| 146 | Chad | 1,391 number | 2024 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 147 | Niger | 1,371 number | 2024 | up 540.7% | volatile |
| 148 | United States Virgin Islands | 1,267 number | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 149 | Suriname | 1,147 number | 2022 | up 96.7% | volatile |
| 150 | Tajikistan | 831 number | 2018 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 151 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 619 number | 2024 | up 176.3% | rising |
| 152 | Guinea-Bissau | 598 number | 2024 | up 35.6% | rising |
| 153 | Palestine | 525 number | 2024 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 154 | Djibouti | 521 number | 2024 | up 130.5% | rising |
| 155 | Solomon Islands | 444 number | 2018 | up 886.7% | volatile |
| 156 | Liechtenstein | 407 number | 2024 | up 1,303.5% | volatile |
| 157 | Comoros | 387 number | 2024 | up 204.7% | volatile |
| 158 | Haiti | 383 number | 2010 | — | rising |
| 159 | Seychelles | 370 number | 2024 | up 88.8% | rising |
| 160 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 323 number | 2020 | up 132.4% | rising |
| 161 | Antigua and Barbuda | 275 number | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 162 | Sao Tome and Principe | 268 number | 2020 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 163 | Central African Republic | 258 number | 2024 | up 323.0% | rising |
| 163 | Vanuatu | 258 number | 2018 | up 290.9% | volatile |
| 165 | Grenada | 217 number | 2020 | up 47.6% | rising |
| 166 | Somalia | 195 number | 2024 | down 87.0% | volatile |
| 167 | Dominica | 171 number | 2024 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 168 | Liberia | 167 number | 2024 | up 328.2% | volatile |
| 169 | Brunei | 157 number | 2024 | down 65.6% | volatile |
| 170 | Saint Lucia | 139 number | 2024 | down 56.4% | falling |
| 171 | Nauru | 108 number | 2024 | up 0.9% | volatile |
| 172 | Samoa | 86 number | 2022 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 173 | Tonga | 42 number | 2024 | down 35.4% | volatile |
| 174 | Bhutan | 40 number | 2022 | down 43.7% | volatile |
| 175 | Tuvalu | 7 number | 2022 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 176 | Kiribati | 2 number | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Kosovo 8,824 number
About this data
New businesses registered are the number of new limited liability corporations (or its equivalent) registered in the calendar year.