Governance
New businesses registered
IC.BUS.NREG
Countries compared
9 countries compared out of 142 available.
Latest known value: 841,138 for United Kingdom in 2024, over a series running from 2006 to 2024 and 7 countries compared, from the highest (United Kingdom, 841,138) to the lowest (South Sudan, 1,765).
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Year by year values
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| United Kingdom | Italy | Spain | China | South Sudan | Poland | Slovakia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 841,138 | 115,689 | 118,193 | 286,640 | 56,520 | 20,239 | |
| 2023 | 874,419 | 107,066 | 108,020 | 368,965 | 55,395 | 21,457 | |
| 2022 | 790,311 | 106,357 | 99,136 | 289,696 | 53,717 | 20,035 | |
| 2021 | 766,688 | 113,217 | 101,207 | 349,849 | 53,979 | 19,255 | |
| 2020 | 774,854 | 93,045 | 79,378 | 262,942 | 42,135 | 18,969 | |
| 2019 | 684,874 | 110,017 | 93,941 | 243,657 | 40,617 | 20,566 | |
| 2018 | 664,974 | 114,812 | 95,266 | 259,525 | 37,281 | 19,723 | |
| 2017 | 632,517 | 111,241 | 94,213 | 256,457 | 39,416 | 19,813 | |
| 2016 | 663,616 | 102,696 | 100,768 | 271,561 | 1,765 | 44,141 | 18,072 |
| 2015 | 611,478 | 100,624 | 94,581 | 237,341 | 759 | 40,805 | 12,445 |
| 2014 | 585,672 | 92,504 | 94,138 | 206,699 | 1,961 | 30,709 | 12,884 |
| 2013 | 522,439 | 84,146 | 93,280 | 133,960 | 3,627 | 30,371 | 26,749 |
| 2012 | 492,754 | 76,446 | 87,084 | 119,133 | 4,430 | 25,313 | 19,950 |
| 2011 | 453,898 | 80,797 | 84,684 | 118,469 | 4,459 | 20,070 | 19,003 |
| 2010 | 400,867 | 88,357 | 79,818 | 108,848 | 937 | 18,669 | 17,519 |
| 2009 | 364,131 | 84,084 | 78,263 | 92,901 | 2,505 | 14,780 | 15,805 |
| 2008 | 362,322 | 89,494 | 103,775 | 71,783 | 3,221 | 13,184 | 17,603 |
| 2007 | 452,135 | 92,887 | 142,607 | 1,176 | 14,248 | 16,004 | |
| 2006 | 403,860 | 89,056 | 148,666 | 333 | 13,338 | 13,499 |
World Bank definition
New businesses registered (number)
New businesses registered are the number of new limited liability corporations (or its equivalent) registered in the calendar year.
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