New businesses registered in East Timor
East Timor: New businesses registered was 1,911 number in 2022. ▼ Falling
New businesses registered in East Timor, 2008–2022
Source: Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB). Measured in number.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 1,911 number for new businesses registered in 2022.
The figure is up 42.6% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new businesses registered in East Timor peaked at 4,445 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 409 number, in 2008.
That places East Timor 139th out of 176 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 789.5 number | 409 number | 1,170 number | 2 |
| 2010s | 2,299 number | 1,574 number | 4,445 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,480 number | 1,190 number | 1,911 number | 3 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More private sector data for East Timor
- Merchandise exports 103.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 21.9% (2023)
- Food exports 10.5% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 979.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures imports 49.6% (2023)
- Food imports 28.1% (2023)
- Merchandise trade 56.9% (2025)
- Commercial service exports 132.58 million current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 31.3% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 11.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is new businesses registered in East Timor?
- New businesses registered in East Timor was 1,911 number in 2022, according to Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest new businesses registered recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 4,445 number in 2010.
- What is the lowest new businesses registered recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 409 number in 2008.
- How does East Timor rank for new businesses registered?
- East Timor ranks 139th out of 176 countries with data for 2022.
- Is new businesses registered rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor 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
New businesses registered are the number of new limited liability corporations (or its equivalent) registered in the calendar year.