New business density — all countries

New business density — Lower-middle-income countries

New business density in lower-middle-income countries in 2022 — 0.57 per 1,000. Since 2006, the indicator has risen by 223.9%.

2022 0.57 per 1,000 +10.29% vs 2021
World rank
Period maximum 0.57 per 1,0002022
Period minimum 0.18 per 1,0002006

Trend over time

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

New business density — Lower-middle-income countries, 2006–202200.20.40.62006200820102012201420162018202020222006: 0.18 per 1,0002007: 0.24 per 1,0002008: 0.26 per 1,0002009: 0.21 per 1,0002010: 0.24 per 1,0002011: 0.29 per 1,0002012: 0.29 per 1,0002013: 0.3 per 1,0002014: 0.29 per 1,0002015: 0.31 per 1,0002016: 0.35 per 1,0002017: 0.4 per 1,0002018: 0.42 per 1,0002019: 0.46 per 1,0002020: 0.47 per 1,0002021: 0.52 per 1,0002022: 0.57 per 1,000
Change over the period: +0.4 (+223.92%) Average annual rate: 7.62 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Lower-middle-income countries 0.57 per 1,000
World 4.89 per 1,000
New business density — Lower-middle-income countries, by year Lower-middle-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 0.57 +0.05 +10.29%
2021 0.52 +0.05 +11.27%
2020 0.47 +0.01 +1.93%
2019 0.46 +0.04 +8.75%
2018 0.42 +0.02 +5.41%
2017 0.4 +0.05 +14.68%
2016 0.35 +0.04 +12.01%
2015 0.31 +0.02 +8.42%
2014 0.29 −0.01 −3.07%
2013 0.3 +0.01 +1.77%
2012 0.29 +0 +0.71%
2011 0.29 +0.05 +20.1%
2010 0.24 +0.03 +14.11%
2009 0.21 −0.05 −18.77%
2008 0.26 +0.02 +8.27%
2007 0.24 +0.06 +35.46%
2006 0.18

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.