New businesses registered — all countries

New businesses registered — China

New businesses registered in China in 2024 — 286,640 companies. Ranked 5 in the world out of 134. Since 2008, the indicator has risen by 299.3%.

2024 286,640 companies −22.31% vs 2023
World rank 5of 134
Period maximum 368,965 companies2023
Period minimum 71,783 companies2008

Trend over time

2008–2024 · companies

New businesses registered — China, 2008–20240100,000200,000300,000400,0002008201020122014201620182020202220242008: 71,783 companies2009: 92,901 companies2010: 108,848 companies2011: 118,469 companies2012: 119,133 companies2013: 133,960 companies2014: 206,699 companies2015: 237,341 companies2016: 271,561 companies2017: 256,457 companies2018: 259,525 companies2019: 243,657 companies2020: 262,942 companies2021: 349,849 companies2022: 289,696 companies2023: 368,965 companies2024: 286,640 companies
Change over the period: +214,857 (+299.31%) Average annual rate: 9.04 %

Comparison, 2024

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

China 286,640 companies
Upper-middle-income countries computed 2.82M companies
New businesses registered — China, by year China All countries CSV XLSX
Year companies Change Change, %
2024 286,640 −82,325 −22.31%
2023 368,965 +79,269 +27.36%
2022 289,696 −60,153 −17.19%
2021 349,849 +86,907 +33.05%
2020 262,942 +19,285 +7.91%
2019 243,657 −15,868 −6.11%
2018 259,525 +3,068 +1.2%
2017 256,457 −15,104 −5.56%
2016 271,561 +34,220 +14.42%
2015 237,341 +30,642 +14.82%
2014 206,699 +72,739 +54.3%
2013 133,960 +14,827 +12.45%
2012 119,133 +664 +0.56%
2011 118,469 +9,621 +8.84%
2010 108,848 +15,947 +17.17%
2009 92,901 +21,118 +29.42%
2008 71,783

Eastern Asia, 2024

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

About the indicator

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.

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