New business density — all countries

New business density — Low-income countries

New business density in low-income countries in 2020 — 0.37 per 1,000. Since 2014, the indicator has risen by 42.3%.

2020 0.37 per 1,000 +2.15% vs 2019
World rank
Period maximum 0.37 per 1,0002020
Period minimum 0.26 per 1,0002015

Trend over time

2014–2020 · per 1,000 people aged 15–64

New business density — Low-income countries, 2014–20200.250.30.350.420142015201620172018201920202014: 0.26 per 1,0002015: 0.26 per 1,0002016: 0.28 per 1,0002017: 0.27 per 1,0002018: 0.3 per 1,0002019: 0.36 per 1,0002020: 0.37 per 1,000
Change over the period: +0.11 (+42.34%) Average annual rate: 6.06 %

Comparison, 2020

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Low-income countries

Low-income countries 0.37 per 1,000
World 4.35 per 1,000
New business density — Low-income countries, by year Low-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2020 0.37 +0.01 +2.15%
2019 0.36 +0.06 +19.99%
2018 0.3 +0.03 +12.35%
2017 0.27 −0.01 −3.66%
2016 0.28 +0.02 +8%
2015 0.26 −0 −0.65%
2014 0.26

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.