Government > Total businesses registered > Number: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
Total businesses registered. Because of underreporting of firms that have closed or exited, especially in developing countries, the data on total registered firms may be biased upward.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 8.95 million | 2003 | ||
| 2 | Zimbabwe | 6.33 million | 2003 | ||
| 3 | Italy | 5.9 million | 2003 | ||
| 4 | China | 4.12 million | 2003 | ||
| 5 | Poland | 3.58 million | 2003 | ||
| 6 | Australia | 3.16 million | 2003 | ||
| 7 | Spain | 3.07 million | 2003 | ||
| 8 | Germany | 2.92 million | 2003 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 2.74 million | 2001 | |||
| 9 | Peru | 2.68 million | 2003 | ||
| 10 | Japan | 2.67 million | 2001 | ||
| 11 | France | 2.5 million | 2003 | ||
| 12 | Czech Republic | 2.33 million | 2003 | ||
| 13 | Turkey | 2.11 million | 2003 | ||
| 14 | United Kingdom | 2.02 million | 2003 | ||
| 15 | South Africa | 1.78 million | 2003 | ||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 1.51 million | 2003 | |||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 1.43 million | 2003 | |||
| 16 | Brazil | 1.37 million | 2003 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 1.32 million | 2001 | |||
| European Union average (profile) | 1.29 million | 2003 | |||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 1.25 million | 2003 | |||
| 17 | Netherlands | 1.14 million | 2003 | ||
| 18 | Romania | 1.12 million | 2003 | ||
| 19 | Portugal | 1.1 million | 2003 | ||
| 20 | Canada | 997,500 | 2001 | ||
| 21 | Nigeria | 981,709 | 2003 | ||
| 22 | Hungary | 948,403 | 2003 | ||
| 23 | Greece | 879,377 | 2002 | ||
| 24 | Belgium | 687,762 | 2003 | ||
| 25 | Hong Kong | 672,275 | 2003 | ||
| 26 | Serbia and Montenegro | 504,954 | 2003 | ||
| 27 | Denmark | 492,540 | 2003 | ||
| 28 | Thailand | 446,972 | 2003 | ||
| 29 | Madagascar | 430,095 | 2003 | ||
| 30 | Slovakia | 420,812 | 2003 | ||
| 31 | Argentina | 388,658 | 2003 | ||
| 32 | Norway | 321,874 | 2003 | ||
| 33 | Singapore | 312,231 | 2003 | ||
| 34 | Switzerland | 311,324 | 2003 | ||
| 35 | New Zealand | 307,461 | 2002 | ||
| 36 | Sweden | 295,197 | 2003 | ||
| 37 | Finland | 250,873 | 2003 | ||
| 38 | Lithuania | 230,868 | 2003 | ||
| 39 | Morocco | 192,966 | 2003 | ||
| 40 | Kazakhstan | 190,045 | 2003 | ||
| 41 | Austria | 161,732 | 2003 | ||
| 42 | Ireland | 148,759 | 2003 | ||
| 43 | Oman | 141,175 | 2003 | ||
| 44 | Jordan | 140,337 | 2003 | ||
| 45 | Slovenia | 139,163 | 2003 | ||
| 46 | Latvia | 134,783 | 2003 | ||
| 47 | Albania | 134,177 | 2003 | ||
| 48 | Moldova | 128,061 | 2003 | ||
| 49 | Cyprus | 115,744 | 2003 | ||
| 50 | Armenia | 113,486 | 2003 | ||
| 51 | Georgia | 95,671 | 2003 | ||
| 52 | Estonia | 86,816 | 2003 | ||
| 53 | Algeria | 79,908 | 2003 | ||
| 54 | Malawi | 74,308 | 2003 | ||
| 55 | Vietnam | 72,012 | 2003 | ||
| 56 | Bolivia | 51,240 | 2003 | ||
| 57 | Sri Lanka | 49,785 | 2003 | ||
| 58 | Puerto Rico | 45,642 | 2002 | ||
| 59 | Jamaica | 45,050 | 2003 | ||
| 60 | Ecuador | 43,987 | 2003 | ||
| 61 | Panama | 41,119 | 1999 | ||
| 62 | Pakistan | 40,631 | 2003 | ||
| 63 | Mongolia | 35,181 | 2003 | ||
| 64 | Indonesia | 32,337 | 2003 | ||
| 65 | Iceland | 24,418 | 2003 | ||
| 66 | Zambia | 23,193 | 2003 | ||
| 67 | El Salvador | 21,637 | 2003 | ||
| 68 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 17,883 | 2003 | ||
| 69 | Mozambique | 14,797 | 2003 | ||
| 70 | Uganda | 14,021 | 2003 | ||
| 71 | Benin | 7,091 | 1999 | ||
| 72 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 5,264 | 2003 | ||
| 73 | Azerbaijan | 3,389 | 2003 | ||
| 74 | Sierra Leone | 2,871 | 2003 | ||
| 75 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2,744 | 1997 | ||
| 76 | Senegal | 2,488 | 2003 | ||
| 77 | Yemen | 1,783 | 2003 | ||
| 78 | Cameroon | 1,693 | 1999 | ||
| 79 | Togo | 1,684 | 2003 | ||
| 80 | Gabon | 934 | 2001 | ||
| 81 | Burkina Faso | 221 | 1997 | ||
| 82 | Central African Republic | 207 | 1992 |
