New business density — all countries

New business density — Iraq

New business density in Iraq in 2022 — 0.12 per 1,000. Ranked 145 in the world out of 154. Since 2006, the indicator has fallen by 52.5%.

2022 0.12 per 1,000 +20.85% vs 2021
World rank 145of 154
Period maximum 0.34 per 1,0002008
Period minimum 0.08 per 1,0002020

Trend over time

2006–2022 · per 1,000 people aged 15–64

New business density — Iraq, 2006–202200.10.20.30.42006200820102012201420162018202020222006: 0.25 per 1,0002007: 0.23 per 1,0002008: 0.34 per 1,0002009: 0.29 per 1,0002010: 0.15 per 1,0002011: 0.11 per 1,0002012: 0.13 per 1,0002013: 0.16 per 1,0002014: 0.1 per 1,0002015: 0.09 per 1,0002016: 0.09 per 1,0002017: 0.13 per 1,0002018: 0.1 per 1,0002019: 0.11 per 1,0002020: 0.08 per 1,0002021: 0.1 per 1,0002022: 0.12 per 1,000
Change over the period: −0.13 (−52.46%) Average annual rate: -4.54 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Iraq 0.12 per 1,000
World 4.89 per 1,000
Western Asia computed 1.84 per 1,000
Upper-middle-income countries computed 9.8 per 1,000
New business density — Iraq, by year Iraq All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 0.12 +0.02 +20.85%
2021 0.1 +0.02 +19.27%
2020 0.08 −0.03 −24.3%
2019 0.11 +0 +3.22%
2018 0.1 −0.02 −17.55%
2017 0.13 +0.03 +33.88%
2016 0.09 +0.01 +8.44%
2015 0.09 −0.01 −10.59%
2014 0.1 −0.06 −38.82%
2013 0.16 +0.02 +18.14%
2012 0.13 +0.02 +19.54%
2011 0.11 −0.04 −25.42%
2010 0.15 −0.14 −47.57%
2009 0.29 −0.05 −14.71%
2008 0.34 +0.11 +46.32%
2007 0.23 −0.02 −6.44%
2006 0.25

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.