New businesses registered — all countries

New businesses registered — World

New businesses registered in the world in 2022 — 6,869,694 companies. Since 2009, the indicator has risen by 104.8%.

2022 6.87M companies +1.88% vs 2021
World rank
Period maximum 6.87M companies2022
Period minimum 3.35M companies2009

Trend over time

2009–2022 · companies

New businesses registered — World, 2009–20223M4M5M6M7M200920112013201520172019202120222009: 3,354,755 companies2010: 3,574,939 companies2011: 3,782,853 companies2012: 4,158,732 companies2013: 4,473,506 companies2014: 4,688,950 companies2015: 4,981,864 companies2016: 5,305,313 companies2017: 5,544,013 companies2018: 5,746,618 companies2019: 5,835,940 companies2020: 5,987,075 companies2021: 6,742,933 companies2022: 6,869,694 companies
Change over the period: +3.51M (+104.77%) Average annual rate: 5.67 %

Comparison, 2022

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

World 6.87M companies
World computed 6.87M companies
New businesses registered — World, by year World All countries CSV XLSX
Year companies Change Change, %
2022 6.87M +126,761 +1.88%
2021 6.74M +755,858 +12.62%
2020 5.99M +151,135 +2.59%
2019 5.84M +89,322 +1.55%
2018 5.75M +202,605 +3.65%
2017 5.54M +238,700 +4.5%
2016 5.31M +323,449 +6.49%
2015 4.98M +292,914 +6.25%
2014 4.69M +215,444 +4.82%
2013 4.47M +314,774 +7.57%
2012 4.16M +375,879 +9.94%
2011 3.78M +207,914 +5.82%
2010 3.57M +220,184 +6.56%
2009 3.35M

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.