How many limited liability companies are registered in a country in a year.
The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 2009 to 2024.
Top-20 · companies
The scale does not start at zero — the values lie in a narrow range, and starting from zero the bars would be indistinguishable. The axis ticks are labeled.
| # | Year | Subregion | World rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brazil
|
979,211 | 2024 | 1 | |
| 2 |
United Kingdom
|
841,138 | 2024 | 2 | |
| 3 |
South Africa
|
494,475 | 2024 | 3 | |
| 4 |
Australia
|
316,561 | 2024 | 4 | |
| 5 |
China
|
286,640 | 2024 | 5 | |
| 6 |
France
|
286,548 | 2024 | 6 | |
| 7 |
Russia
|
214,957 | 2024 | 7 | |
| 8 |
Indonesia
|
182,200 | 2024 | 8 | |
| 9 |
India
|
173,712 | 2024 | 9 | |
| 10 |
Hong Kong
|
145,053 | 2024 | 10 | |
| 11 |
Saudi Arabia
|
141,067 | 2024 | 11 | |
| 12 |
Nigeria
|
136,961 | 2022 | 12 | |
| 13 |
Vietnam
|
136,757 | 2024 | 13 | |
| 14 |
Canada
|
131,783 | 2022 | 14 | |
| 15 |
South Korea
|
128,455 | 2023 | 15 | |
| 16 |
Chile
|
123,159 | 2023 | 16 | |
| 17 |
Spain
|
118,193 | 2024 | 17 | |
| 18 |
Italy
|
115,689 | 2024 | 18 | |
| 19 |
Türkiye
|
115,401 | 2024 | 19 | |
| 20 |
Peru
|
111,997 | 2024 | 20 | |
| 21 |
Romania
|
91,649 | 2024 | 21 | |
| 22 |
Thailand
|
87,596 | 2024 | 22 | |
| 23 |
Mexico
|
83,950 | 2024 | 23 | |
| 24 |
Colombia
|
82,208 | 2024 | 24 | |
| 25 |
Germany
|
75,775 | 2024 | 25 | |
| 26 |
Portugal
|
73,740 | 2024 | 26 | |
| 27 |
Morocco
|
67,138 | 2024 | 27 | |
| 28 |
Uzbekistan
|
64,020 | 2024 | 28 | |
| 29 |
Malaysia
|
59,611 | 2024 | 29 | |
| 30 |
Kenya
|
58,919 | 2024 | 30 | |
| 31 |
Poland
|
56,520 | 2024 | 31 | |
| 32 |
New Zealand
|
55,417 | 2024 | 32 | |
| 33 |
Singapore
|
52,248 | 2024 | 33 | |
| 34 |
Ukraine
|
51,349 | 2017 | 34 | |
| 35 |
Sweden
|
46,622 | 2024 | 35 | |
| 36 |
Ethiopia
|
46,274 | 2024 | 36 | |
| 37 |
Bulgaria
|
42,783 | 2024 | 37 | |
| 38 |
Kazakhstan
|
42,707 | 2024 | 38 | |
| 39 |
Japan
|
41,946 | 2024 | 39 | |
| 40 |
Belgium
|
39,772 | 2023 | 40 | |
| 41 |
Philippines
|
39,146 | 2024 | 41 | |
| 42 |
Netherlands
|
39,055 | 2022 | 42 | |
| 43 |
Iran
|
36,158 | 2020 | 43 | |
| 44 |
Angola
|
30,956 | 2024 | 44 | |
| 45 |
Norway
|
30,147 | 2024 | 45 | |
| 46 |
Pakistan
|
30,004 | 2024 | 46 | |
| 47 |
Czechia
|
29,877 | 2024 | 47 | |
| 48 |
Uganda
|
29,330 | 2024 | 48 | |
| 49 |
Ghana
|
28,529 | 2024 | 49 | |
| 50 |
Denmark
|
25,969 | 2024 | 50 | |
| 51 |
Nepal
|
25,859 | 2020 | 51 | |
| 52 |
Zimbabwe
|
25,601 | 2024 | 52 | |
| 53 |
Algeria
|
24,482 | 2024 | 53 | |
| 54 |
Hungary
|
23,691 | 2024 | 54 | |
| 55 |
Ireland
|
23,440 | 2024 | 55 | |
| 56 |
Estonia
|
23,154 | 2024 | 56 | |
| 57 |
Rwanda
|
22,734 | 2024 | 57 | |
| 58 |
Costa Rica
|
22,333 | 2024 | 58 | |
| 59 |
Botswana
|
21,456 | 2024 | 59 | |
| 60 |
Finland
|
20,690 | 2024 | 60 | |
| 61 |
Slovakia
|
20,239 | 2024 | 61 | |
| 62 |
Côte d'Ivoire
|
20,143 | 2024 | 62 | |
| 63 |
Ecuador
|
19,317 | 2024 | 63 | |
| 64 |
United Arab Emirates
|
19,050 | 2020 | 64 | |
| 65 |
Egypt
|
18,587 | 2022 | 65 | |
| 66 |
Mongolia
|
18,238 | 2024 | 66 | |
| 67 |
Zambia
|
18,109 | 2024 | 67 | |
| 68 |
Switzerland
|
18,034 | 2022 | 68 | |
| 69 |
Georgia
|
17,783 | 2024 | 69 | |
| 70 |
Israel
|
17,470 | 2024 | 70 | |
| 71 |
Sri Lanka
|
17,447 | 2022 | 71 | |
| 72 |
Greece
|
16,000 | 2024 | 72 | |
| 73 |
Argentina
|
15,818 | 2024 | 73 | |
| 74 |
Tunisia
|
14,870 | 2024 | 74 | |
| 75 |
Qatar
|
14,824 | 2018 | 75 | |
| 76 |
Cyprus
|
14,444 | 2024 | 76 | |
| 77 |
Croatia
|
14,324 | 2024 | 77 | |
| 78 |
Azerbaijan
|
14,215 | 2024 | 78 | |
| 79 |
Myanmar
|
14,051 | 2018 | 79 | |
| 80 |
Senegal
|
13,136 | 2024 | 80 | |
| 81 |
Panama
|
13,048 | 2022 | 81 | |
| 82 |
Mauritius
|
12,614 | 2024 | 82 | |
| 83 |
Namibia
|
12,117 | 2024 | 83 | |
| 84 |
Guatemala
|
11,909 | 2024 | 84 | |
| 85 |
Puerto Rico
|
11,218 | 2020 | 85 | |
| 86 |
Cayman Islands
|
11,197 | 2024 | 86 | |
| 87 |
Dominican Republic
|
10,204 | 2018 | 87 | |
| 88 |
Burkina Faso
|
10,046 | 2024 | 88 | |
| 89 |
Kyrgyzstan
|
9,638 | 2024 | 89 | |
| 90 |
Luxembourg
|
9,137 | 2024 | 90 | |
| 91 |
Kosovo
|
8,824 | 2024 | 91 | |
| 92 |
Serbia
|
8,788 | 2024 | 92 | |
| 93 |
Armenia
|
8,381 | 2024 | 93 | |
| 94 |
Kuwait
|
8,357 | 2024 | 94 | |
| 95 |
Latvia
|
8,218 | 2024 | 95 | |
| 96 |
Laos
|
7,941 | 2024 | 96 | |
| 97 |
Paraguay
|
7,915 | 2024 | 97 | |
| 98 |
Belarus
|
7,820 | 2022 | 98 | |
| 99 |
Cabo Verde
|
7,719 | 2024 | 99 | |
| 100 |
Bahrain
|
7,580 | 2024 | 100 | |
| 101 |
Moldova
|
7,478 | 2024 | 101 | |
| 102 |
Bangladesh
|
7,365 | 2024 | 102 | |
| 103 |
Burundi
|
7,263 | 2024 | 103 | |
| 104 |
Uruguay
|
7,187 | 2024 | 104 | |
| 105 |
Montenegro
|
7,136 | 2024 | 105 | |
| 106 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
6,095 | 2024 | 106 | |
| 107 |
North Macedonia
|
6,045 | 2024 | 107 | |
| 108 |
Austria
|
5,982 | 2023 | 108 | |
| 109 |
Oman
|
5,804 | 2020 | 109 | |
| 110 |
Togo
|
5,665 | 2024 | 110 | |
| 111 |
Guinea
|
5,626 | 2024 | 111 | |
| 112 |
Benin
|
5,522 | 2024 | 112 | |
| 113 |
Jamaica
|
5,393 | 2024 | 113 | |
| 114 |
Tanzania
|
5,276 | 2018 | 114 | |
| 115 |
Cambodia
|
5,138 | 2024 | 115 | |
| 116 |
Jordan
|
5,009 | 2024 | 116 | |
| 117 |
El Salvador
|
4,862 | 2024 | 117 | |
| 118 |
Trinidad and Tobago
|
4,344 | 2020 | 118 | |
| 119 |
Afghanistan
|
4,274 | 2018 | 119 | |
| 120 |
Albania
|
4,126 | 2024 | 120 | |
| 121 |
Papua New Guinea
|
4,109 | 2020 | 121 | |
| 122 |
Lithuania
|
4,011 | 2024 | 122 | |
| 123 |
Mozambique
|
3,925 | 2020 | 123 | |
| 124 |
Bolivia
|
3,712 | 2023 | 124 | |
| 125 |
Sierra Leone
|
3,712 | 2024 | 124 | |
| 126 |
Belize
|
3,710 | 2024 | 126 | |
| 127 |
Slovenia
|
3,545 | 2024 | 127 | |
| 128 |
Eswatini
|
3,405 | 2024 | 128 | |
| 129 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
3,369 | 2024 | 129 | |
| 130 |
Malta
|
3,247 | 2024 | 130 | |
| 131 |
Iraq
|
3,037 | 2022 | 131 | |
| 132 |
Iceland
|
2,925 | 2024 | 132 | |
| 133 |
Mali
|
2,741 | 2020 | 133 | |
| 134 |
Honduras
|
2,628 | 2024 | 134 | |
| 135 |
Gabon
|
2,373 | 2024 | 135 | |
| 136 |
Mauritania
|
2,329 | 2024 | 136 | |
| 137 |
Madagascar
|
2,206 | 2024 | 137 | |
| 138 |
Gambia
|
2,196 | 2024 | 138 | |
| 139 |
Lesotho
|
1,981 | 2020 | 139 | |
| 140 |
Maldives
|
1,928 | 2023 | 140 | |
| 141 |
Timor-Leste
|
1,911 | 2022 | 141 | |
| 142 |
Isle of Man
|
1,770 | 2024 | 142 | |
| 143 |
South Sudan
|
1,765 | 2016 | 143 | |
| 144 |
Fiji
|
1,665 | 2024 | 144 | |
| 145 |
Guyana
|
1,546 | 2024 | 145 | |
| 146 |
Barbados
|
1,517 | 2024 | 146 | |
| 147 |
Republic of the Congo
|
1,437 | 2024 | 147 | |
| 148 |
Chad
|
1,391 | 2024 | 148 | |
| 149 |
Niger
|
1,371 | 2024 | 149 | |
| 150 |
United States Virgin Islands
|
1,267 | 2024 | 150 | |
| 151 |
Suriname
|
1,147 | 2022 | 151 | |
| 152 |
Tajikistan
|
831 | 2018 | 152 | |
| 153 |
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
803 | 2024 | 153 | |
| 154 |
Malawi
|
619 | 2009 | 154 | |
| 155 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
619 | 2024 | 154 | |
| 156 |
Guinea-Bissau
|
598 | 2024 | 156 | |
| 157 |
Palestine
|
525 | 2024 | 157 | |
| 158 |
Djibouti
|
521 | 2024 | 158 | |
| 159 |
Solomon Islands
|
444 | 2018 | 159 | |
| 160 |
Liechtenstein
|
407 | 2024 | 160 | |
| 161 |
Comoros
|
387 | 2024 | 161 | |
| 162 |
Haiti
|
383 | 2010 | 162 | |
| 163 |
Seychelles
|
370 | 2024 | 163 | |
| 164 |
Sint Maarten
|
369 | 2021 | 164 | |
| 165 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
323 | 2020 | 165 | |
| 166 |
Antigua and Barbuda
|
275 | 2024 | 166 | |
| 167 |
Sao Tome and Principe
|
268 | 2020 | 167 | |
| 168 |
Central African Republic
|
258 | 2024 | 168 | |
| 169 |
Vanuatu
|
258 | 2018 | 168 | |
| 170 |
Grenada
|
217 | 2020 | 170 | |
| 171 |
Somalia
|
195 | 2024 | 171 | |
| 172 |
Dominica
|
171 | 2024 | 172 | |
| 173 |
Liberia
|
167 | 2024 | 173 | |
| 174 |
Brunei Darussalam
|
157 | 2024 | 174 | |
| 175 |
Saint Lucia
|
139 | 2024 | 175 | |
| 176 |
Nauru
|
108 | 2024 | 176 | |
| 177 |
Samoa
|
86 | 2022 | 177 | |
| 178 |
Tonga
|
42 | 2024 | 178 | |
| 179 |
Bhutan
|
40 | 2022 | 179 | |
| 180 |
Micronesia
|
25 | 2018 | 180 | |
| 181 |
Tuvalu
|
7 | 2022 | 181 | |
| 182 |
Marshall Islands
|
5 | 2022 | 182 | |
| 183 |
Kiribati
|
2 | 2018 | 183 |
The number of newly registered limited liability companies over a year. Only they are counted: sole proprietorships, partnerships and cooperatives do not enter, so in countries where small business prefers simpler legal forms the indicator understates entrepreneurial activity.
Important: Limited liability companies only. Registration is not the start of activity: some registered companies never begin to operate.
How many new companies are registered per 1,000 people of working age.
Business 1975–2025 Listed domestic companiesHow many domestic companies are quoted on a country's exchanges.
Business 1970–2025 Foreign direct investment inflowsHow much direct investment from abroad comes into a country in a year.
Business 1970–2025 Foreign direct investment outflowsHow much direct investment the residents of a country place abroad.
Business 1970–2025 FDI inflows (% of GDP)Inflows of direct investment relative to the size of the economy.
Business 1975–2025 Stock market capitalization (% of GDP)The value of a country's listed companies as a percent of GDP.