Governance
New businesses registered
IC.BUS.NREG
Countries compared
9 countries compared out of 142 available.
Latest known value: 286,548 for France in 2024, over a series running from 2006 to 2024 and 8 countries compared, from the highest (United Kingdom, 841,138) to the lowest (Iceland, 2,925).
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Year by year values
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| France | Germany | United Kingdom | Italy | Spain | Netherlands | China | Iceland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 286,548 | 75,775 | 841,138 | 115,689 | 118,193 | 286,640 | 2,925 | |
| 2023 | 274,417 | 74,997 | 874,419 | 107,066 | 108,020 | 368,965 | 3,093 | |
| 2022 | 287,719 | 74,773 | 790,311 | 106,357 | 99,136 | 39,055 | 289,696 | 3,052 |
| 2021 | 276,181 | 82,991 | 766,688 | 113,217 | 101,207 | 349,849 | 3,231 | |
| 2020 | 220,848 | 72,774 | 774,854 | 93,045 | 79,378 | 34,777 | 262,942 | 2,502 |
| 2019 | 225,217 | 73,991 | 684,874 | 110,017 | 93,941 | 33,284 | 243,657 | 2,215 |
| 2018 | 207,924 | 72,844 | 664,974 | 114,812 | 95,266 | 33,084 | 259,525 | 2,312 |
| 2017 | 204,009 | 71,801 | 632,517 | 111,241 | 94,213 | 31,981 | 256,457 | 2,588 |
| 2016 | 195,769 | 70,720 | 663,616 | 102,696 | 100,768 | 31,509 | 271,561 | 2,683 |
| 2015 | 179,279 | 69,384 | 611,478 | 100,624 | 94,581 | 237,341 | 2,385 | |
| 2014 | 174,280 | 67,458 | 585,672 | 92,504 | 94,138 | 206,699 | 2,063 | |
| 2013 | 169,299 | 68,526 | 522,439 | 84,146 | 93,280 | 133,960 | 1,963 | |
| 2012 | 170,485 | 69,332 | 492,754 | 76,446 | 87,084 | 119,133 | 1,781 | |
| 2011 | 176,441 | 71,190 | 453,898 | 80,797 | 84,684 | 118,469 | 1,715 | |
| 2010 | 172,814 | 73,966 | 400,867 | 88,357 | 79,818 | 108,848 | 1,639 | |
| 2009 | 160,061 | 74,055 | 364,131 | 84,084 | 78,263 | 92,901 | 2,651 | |
| 2008 | 172,490 | 65,812 | 362,322 | 89,494 | 103,775 | 71,783 | 2,598 | |
| 2007 | 174,126 | 65,292 | 452,135 | 92,887 | 142,607 | 3,699 | ||
| 2006 | 157,715 | 65,447 | 403,860 | 89,056 | 148,666 | 3,234 |
World Bank definition
New businesses registered (number)
New businesses registered are the number of new limited liability corporations (or its equivalent) registered in the calendar year.
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