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New business density — Eswatini

New business density in Eswatini in 2024 — 4.39 per 1,000. Ranked 49 in the world out of 134. Since 2006, the indicator has risen by 30.2%.

2024 4.39 per 1,000 −2.32% vs 2023
World rank 49of 134
Period maximum 4.66 per 1,0002022
Period minimum 2.22 per 1,0002011

Trend over time

2006–2024 · per 1,000 people aged 15–64

New business density — Eswatini, 2006–2024234520062008201020122014201620182020202220242006: 3.37 per 1,0002007: 2.65 per 1,0002008: 2.46 per 1,0002009: 2.52 per 1,0002010: 2.41 per 1,0002011: 2.22 per 1,0002012: 2.4 per 1,0002013: 2.91 per 1,0002014: 3.55 per 1,0002015: 3.48 per 1,0002016: 3.58 per 1,0002017: 3.16 per 1,0002018: 3.7 per 1,0002019: 3.98 per 1,0002020: 4.04 per 1,0002021: 4.31 per 1,0002022: 4.66 per 1,0002023: 4.5 per 1,0002024: 4.39 per 1,000
Change over the period: +1.02 (+30.2%) Average annual rate: 1.48 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Eswatini

Eswatini 4.39 per 1,000
World 5.15 per 1,000
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 2.26 per 1,000
Southern Africa computed 11.23 per 1,000
New business density — Eswatini, by year Eswatini All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 4.39 −0.1 −2.32%
2023 4.5 −0.16 −3.54%
2022 4.66 +0.35 +8.11%
2021 4.31 +0.27 +6.68%
2020 4.04 +0.06 +1.44%
2019 3.98 +0.29 +7.73%
2018 3.7 +0.54 +16.97%
2017 3.16 −0.41 −11.58%
2016 3.58 +0.09 +2.7%
2015 3.48 −0.07 −2.06%
2014 3.55 +0.64 +22.1%
2013 2.91 +0.51 +21.4%
2012 2.4 +0.18 +8.03%
2011 2.22 −0.19 −7.81%
2010 2.41 −0.12 −4.62%
2009 2.52 +0.06 +2.59%
2008 2.46 −0.19 −7.07%
2007 2.65 −0.72 −21.49%
2006 3.37

Southern Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The number of newly registered limited liability companies per 1,000 people of working age (15–64) over a year. It is an indicator of entrepreneurial activity and of the ease of entering a market. Only limited liability companies are counted, so in countries where sole proprietorships dominate the figure is understated.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the population aged 15–64 — the same denominator that stands in the indicator. Only new limited liability companies are counted, so where other legal forms are common the value is understated.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.