New businesses registered in Romania

Romania: New businesses registered was 91,649 number in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
91,649 number
Change on year
down 8.2%
World rank
21st
of 176 countries
All-time high
113,931 number
in 2022
All-time low
51,859 number
in 2010
Years of data
19
2006–2024

New businesses registered in Romania, 2006–2024

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k2006201520242006: 93.0k number2007: 102.7k number2008: 100.6k number2009: 56.7k number2010: 51.9k number2011: 65.8k number2012: 61.5k number2013: 60.3k number2014: 56.4k number2015: 64.4k number2016: 73.9k number2017: 98.4k number2018: 94.2k number2019: 94.9k number2020: 78.4k number2021: 103.0k number2022: 113.9k number2023: 99.8k number2024: 91.6k number

Source: Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB). Measured in number.

Analysis

Romania recorded 91,649 number for new businesses registered in 2024.

The figure is down 8.2% on the previous year and up 62.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, new businesses registered in Romania peaked at 113,931 number in 2022 and was at its lowest, 51,859 number, in 2010.

Romania ranks 21st of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 88,265 number 56,690 number 102,745 number 4
2010s 72,174 number 51,859 number 98,405 number 10
2020s 97,371 number 78,419 number 113,931 number 5

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 18 Italy 115,689 number compare
  2. 19 Turkey 115,401 number compare
  3. 20 Peru 111,997 number compare
  4. 22 Thailand 87,596 number compare
  5. 23 Mexico 83,950 number compare
  6. 24 Colombia 82,208 number compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is new businesses registered in Romania?
New businesses registered in Romania was 91,649 number in 2024, according to Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB).
What is the highest new businesses registered recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 113,931 number in 2022.
What is the lowest new businesses registered recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 51,859 number in 2010.
How does Romania rank for new businesses registered?
Romania ranks 21st out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
Is new businesses registered rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is up 62.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Romania data come from?
The figures come from Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB), published as part of New businesses registered (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
New businesses registered (number)
Unit
number
Source
Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
176 places, 2,895 data points, 2006–2024
Last refreshed

New businesses registered are the number of new limited liability corporations (or its equivalent) registered in the calendar year.