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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 RussiaRussia 8.95 million 2003
2 ZimbabweZimbabwe 6.33 million 2003
3 ItalyItaly 5.9 million 2003
4 ChinaChina 4.12 million 2003
5 PolandPoland 3.58 million 2003
6 AustraliaAustralia 3.16 million 2003
7 SpainSpain 3.07 million 2003
8 GermanyGermany 2.92 million 2003
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 2.74 million 2001
9 PeruPeru 2.68 million 2003
10 JapanJapan 2.67 million 2001
11 FranceFrance 2.5 million 2003
12 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 2.33 million 2003
13 TurkeyTurkey 2.11 million 2003
14 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 2.02 million 2003
15 South AfricaSouth Africa 1.78 million 2003
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 1.51 million 2003
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 1.43 million 2003
16 BrazilBrazil 1.37 million 2003
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 1.32 million 2001
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 1.29 million 2003
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 1.25 million 2003
17 NetherlandsNetherlands 1.14 million 2003
18 RomaniaRomania 1.12 million 2003
19 PortugalPortugal 1.1 million 2003
20 CanadaCanada 997,500 2001
21 NigeriaNigeria 981,709 2003
22 HungaryHungary 948,403 2003
23 GreeceGreece 879,377 2002
24 BelgiumBelgium 687,762 2003
25 Hong KongHong Kong 672,275 2003
26 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 504,954 2003
27 DenmarkDenmark 492,540 2003
28 ThailandThailand 446,972 2003
29 MadagascarMadagascar 430,095 2003
30 SlovakiaSlovakia 420,812 2003
31 ArgentinaArgentina 388,658 2003
32 NorwayNorway 321,874 2003
33 SingaporeSingapore 312,231 2003
34 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 311,324 2003
35 New ZealandNew Zealand 307,461 2002
36 SwedenSweden 295,197 2003
37 FinlandFinland 250,873 2003
38 LithuaniaLithuania 230,868 2003
39 MoroccoMorocco 192,966 2003
40 KazakhstanKazakhstan 190,045 2003
41 AustriaAustria 161,732 2003
42 IrelandIreland 148,759 2003
43 OmanOman 141,175 2003
44 JordanJordan 140,337 2003
45 SloveniaSlovenia 139,163 2003
46 LatviaLatvia 134,783 2003
47 AlbaniaAlbania 134,177 2003
48 MoldovaMoldova 128,061 2003
49 CyprusCyprus 115,744 2003
50 ArmeniaArmenia 113,486 2003
51 GeorgiaGeorgia 95,671 2003
52 EstoniaEstonia 86,816 2003
53 AlgeriaAlgeria 79,908 2003
54 MalawiMalawi 74,308 2003
55 VietnamVietnam 72,012 2003
56 BoliviaBolivia 51,240 2003
57 Sri LankaSri Lanka 49,785 2003
58 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 45,642 2002
59 JamaicaJamaica 45,050 2003
60 EcuadorEcuador 43,987 2003
61 PanamaPanama 41,119 1999
62 PakistanPakistan 40,631 2003
63 MongoliaMongolia 35,181 2003
64 IndonesiaIndonesia 32,337 2003
65 IcelandIceland 24,418 2003
66 ZambiaZambia 23,193 2003
67 El SalvadorEl Salvador 21,637 2003
68 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 17,883 2003
69 MozambiqueMozambique 14,797 2003
70 UgandaUganda 14,021 2003
71 BeninBenin 7,091 1999
72 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 5,264 2003
73 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 3,389 2003
74 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 2,871 2003
75 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 2,744 1997
76 SenegalSenegal 2,488 2003
77 YemenYemen 1,783 2003
78 CameroonCameroon 1,693 1999
79 TogoTogo 1,684 2003
80 GabonGabon 934 2001
81 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 221 1997
82 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 207 1992

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Interesting observations about Government > Total businesses registered > Number

  • Russia ranked first for total businesses registered > number amongst Europe in 2003.
  • Italy ranked first for total businesses registered > number amongst European Union in 2003.
  • China ranked first for total businesses registered > number amongst Non-religious countries in 2003.
  • Poland ranked second for total businesses registered > number amongst NATO countries in 2003.
  • Spain ranked second for total businesses registered > number amongst Eurozone in 2003.
  • Australia ranked third for total businesses registered > number amongst High income OECD countries in 2003.
  • Zimbabwe ranked first for total businesses registered > number amongst Christian countries in 2003.
  • Canada ranked last for total businesses registered > number amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2001.
  • Germany ranked #4 for total businesses registered > number amongst Cold countries in 2003.
  • Indonesia ranked last for total businesses registered > number amongst Emerging markets in 2003.
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