New businesses registered — all countries

New businesses registered — Netherlands

New businesses registered in the Netherlands in 2022 — 39,055 companies. Ranked 37 in the world out of 154. Since 2016, the indicator has risen by 23.9%.

2022 39,055 companies +12.3% vs 2020
World rank 37of 154
Period maximum 39,055 companies2022
Period minimum 31,509 companies2016

Trend over time

2016–2022 · companies

New businesses registered — Netherlands, 2016–202230,00032,00034,00036,00038,00040,00020162017201820192020202120222016: 31,509 companies2017: 31,981 companies2018: 33,084 companies2019: 33,284 companies2020: 34,777 companies2022: 39,055 companies
Change over the period: +7,546 (+23.95%) Average annual rate: 3.64 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Netherlands 39,055 companies
World computed 6.87M companies
Europe & Central Asia computed 2.67M companies
Western Europe computed 484,747 companies
High-income countries computed 3.27M companies
New businesses registered — Netherlands, by year Netherlands All countries CSV XLSX
Year companies Change Change, %
2022 39,055
2020 34,777 +1,493 +4.49%
2019 33,284 +200 +0.6%
2018 33,084 +1,103 +3.45%
2017 31,981 +472 +1.5%
2016 31,509

Western Europe, 2022

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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.