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Firms formally registered when operations started (% of firms) — series 2
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.
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Key Insights
Global Average
83.8Percentage
Median: 88.0Percentage
Countries Covered
179
with available data
Highest
Eritrea
100.0Percentage
Lowest
Burkina Faso
43.9Percentage
Top 5 Countries
1Eritrea100.0Percentage
2Lithuania99.2Percentage
3Algeria98.3Percentage
4Belarus98.1Percentage
5Romania97.9Percentage
By Region
Europe92.6Percentage(32 countries)
South America89.5Percentage(7 countries)
Oceania89.4Percentage(2 countries)
North America86.8Percentage(4 countries)
Asia84.6Percentage(24 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (43.9Percentage)High (100.0Percentage)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 83.8Percentage)
Europe (32)
South America (7)
Oceania (2)
North America (4)
Asia (24)
Africa (9)
Other (101)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eritrea | 100.0Percentage |
| 2 | Lithuania | 99.2Percentage |
| 3 | Algeria | 98.3Percentage |
| 4 | Belarus | 98.1Percentage |
| 5 | Romania | 97.9Percentage |
| 6 | Poland | 97.8Percentage |
| 7 | Bhutan | 97.7Percentage |
| 8 | Dominica | 97.4Percentage |
| 9 | Germany | 97.2Percentage |
| 10 | Georgia | 97.2Percentage |
| 11 | Türkiye | 97.1Percentage |
| 12 | Vietnam | 97.0Percentage |
| 13 | Sudan | 97.0Percentage |
| 14 | Serbia | 96.9Percentage |
| 15 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 96.9Percentage |
| 16 | Singapore | 96.8Percentage |
| 17 | Austria | 96.8Percentage |
| 18 | France | 96.7Percentage |
| 19 | Kazakhstan | 96.6Percentage |
| 20 | Slovenia | 96.6Percentage |
| 21 | Armenia | 96.4Percentage |
| 22 | Hong Kong | 96.2Percentage |
| 23 | Portugal | 96.2Percentage |
| 24 | Moldova, Republic of | 96.2Percentage |
| 25 | Bulgaria | 96.1Percentage |
| 26 | Malaysia | 96.0Percentage |
| 27 | People's Republic of China | 96.0Percentage |
| 28 | Kuwait | 95.9Percentage |
| 29 | South Africa | 95.8Percentage |
| 30 | Venezuela | 95.6Percentage |
| 31 | Tonga | 95.3Percentage |
| 32 | South Korea | 95.3Percentage |
| 33 | Qatar | 95.1Percentage |
| 34 | Chile | 95.0Percentage |
| 35 | Saudi Arabia | 95.0Percentage |
| 36 | Uruguay | 95.0Percentage |
| 37 | Costa Rica | 95.0Percentage |
| 38 | Latvia | 94.9Percentage |
| 39 | Luxembourg | 94.7Percentage |
| 40 | Spain | 94.6Percentage |
| 41 | Czech Republic | 94.6Percentage |
| 42 | Cyprus | 94.3Percentage |
| 43 | Uzbekistan | 94.2Percentage |
| 44 | Kyrgyzstan | 94.0Percentage |
| 45 | Hungary | 93.8Percentage |
| 46 | United States of America | 93.4Percentage |
| 47 | Bahrain | 93.4Percentage |
| 48 | Tunisia | 93.4Percentage |
| 49 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 93.1Percentage |
| 50 | Turkmenistan | 93.0Percentage |
| 51 | Finland | 93.0Percentage |
| 52 | Estonia | 92.9Percentage |
| 53 | Bahamas | 92.8Percentage |
| 54 | Ukraine | 92.8Percentage |
| 55 | Argentina | 92.3Percentage |
| 56 | Italy | 92.3Percentage |
| 57 | Botswana | 92.2Percentage |
| 58 | Brunei Darussalam | 91.7Percentage |
| 59 | Malta | 91.7Percentage |
| 60 | Jamaica | 91.7Percentage |
| 61 | Tajikistan | 91.6Percentage |
| 62 | Russian Federation | 91.4Percentage |
| 63 | Jordan | 91.4Percentage |
| 64 | Netherlands | 91.4Percentage |
| 65 | Brazil | 91.3Percentage |
| 66 | Croatia | 91.0Percentage |
| 67 | Egypt | 90.9Percentage |
| 68 | New Zealand | 90.9Percentage |
| 69 | Senegal | 90.5Percentage |
| 70 | Eswatini | 90.3Percentage |
| 71 | Greece | 90.1Percentage |
| 72 | Denmark | 90.0Percentage |
| 73 | Djibouti | 90.0Percentage |
| 74 | Belgium | 89.9Percentage |
| 75 | Canada | 89.9Percentage |
| 76 | Maldives | 89.3Percentage |
| 77 | Philippines | 89.2Percentage |
| 78 | United Kingdom | 89.1Percentage |
| 79 | Ethiopia | 89.1Percentage |
| 80 | Papua New Guinea | 89.0Percentage |
| 81 | Peru | 88.9Percentage |
| 82 | Samoa | 88.8Percentage |
| 83 | Cape Verde | 88.6Percentage |
| 84 | Solomon Islands | 88.6Percentage |
| 85 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 88.3Percentage |
| 86 | Norway | 88.2Percentage |
| 87 | Thailand | 88.2Percentage |
| 88 | Vanuatu | 88.2Percentage |
| 89 | India | 88.0Percentage |
| 90 | Australia | 88.0Percentage |
| 91 | Kenya | 88.0Percentage |
| 92 | Colombia | 87.9Percentage |
| 93 | Guatemala | 87.5Percentage |
| 94 | Switzerland | 87.2Percentage |
| 95 | Lebanon | 87.2Percentage |
| 96 | Timor-Leste | 87.0Percentage |
| 97 | Slovakia | 86.9Percentage |
| 98 | Trinidad and Tobago | 86.8Percentage |
| 99 | Panama | 86.6Percentage |
| 100 | Benin | 86.6Percentage |
| 101 | Montenegro | 86.5Percentage |
| 102 | Paraguay | 86.0Percentage |
| 103 | Honduras | 85.5Percentage |
| 104 | Sweden | 85.5Percentage |
| 105 | Nepal | 85.4Percentage |
| 106 | Namibia | 85.3Percentage |
| 107 | Mongolia | 85.2Percentage |
| 108 | Zambia | 84.4Percentage |
| 109 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 84.4Percentage |
| 110 | Nicaragua | 83.5Percentage |
| 111 | Kiribati | 83.1Percentage |
| 112 | Azerbaijan | 82.6Percentage |
| 113 | Seychelles | 82.5Percentage |
| 114 | Fiji | 82.5Percentage |
| 115 | Ireland | 82.3Percentage |
| 116 | South Sudan | 81.8Percentage |
| 117 | El Salvador | 81.8Percentage |
| 118 | Mauritius | 81.7Percentage |
| 119 | Guyana | 81.7Percentage |
| 120 | Iceland | 81.2Percentage |
| 121 | Grenada | 81.1Percentage |
| 122 | Israel | 80.8Percentage |
| 123 | Togo | 80.2Percentage |
| 124 | Afghanistan | 80.1Percentage |
| 125 | Barbados | 79.2Percentage |
| 126 | Myanmar | 79.1Percentage |
| 127 | Lesotho | 78.9Percentage |
| 128 | Antigua and Barbuda | 78.7Percentage |
| 129 | Comoros | 78.6Percentage |
| 130 | Ghana | 78.5Percentage |
| 131 | Sri Lanka | 78.4Percentage |
| 132 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 78.0Percentage |
| 133 | Guinea-Bissau | 77.3Percentage |
| 134 | Cambodia | 77.0Percentage |
| 135 | Mexico | 76.6Percentage |
| 136 | Republic of The Gambia | 76.6Percentage |
| 137 | Bolivia | 76.0Percentage |
| 138 | Ecuador | 75.8Percentage |
| 139 | Niger | 75.7Percentage |
| 140 | Somalia | 75.3Percentage |
| 141 | Burundi | 75.0Percentage |
| 142 | Mozambique | 74.7Percentage |
| 143 | Suriname | 74.6Percentage |
| 144 | Belize | 74.5Percentage |
| 145 | Cameroon | 74.0Percentage |
| 146 | Albania | 73.5Percentage |
| 147 | Morocco | 73.2Percentage |
| 148 | Madagascar | 73.1Percentage |
| 149 | Rwanda | 72.5Percentage |
| 150 | Angola | 72.5Percentage |
| 151 | Liberia | 72.3Percentage |
| 152 | Zimbabwe | 70.7Percentage |
| 153 | Japan | 70.4Percentage |
| 154 | Sao Tome and Principe | 69.4Percentage |
| 155 | Yemen | 68.8Percentage |
| 156 | Guinea | 68.8Percentage |
| 157 | Gabon | 68.6Percentage |
| 158 | United Republic of Tanzania | 68.0Percentage |
| 159 | Saint Lucia | 67.1Percentage |
| 160 | Indonesia | 66.0Percentage |
| 161 | State of Palestine | 65.8Percentage |
| 162 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 65.4Percentage |
| 163 | Equatorial Guinea | 63.2Percentage |
| 164 | Iraq | 62.8Percentage |
| 165 | Uganda | 61.7Percentage |
| 166 | Republic of the Congo | 61.5Percentage |
| 167 | Bangladesh | 61.4Percentage |
| 168 | Mauritania | 59.8Percentage |
| 169 | Pakistan | 58.4Percentage |
| 170 | Dominican Republic | 57.2Percentage |
| 171 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 56.0Percentage |
| 172 | Nigeria | 55.4Percentage |
| 173 | Mali | 54.0Percentage |
| 174 | Cote d'Ivoire | 47.9Percentage |
| 175 | Malawi | 47.3Percentage |
| 176 | Central African Republic | 45.8Percentage |
| 177 | Sierra Leone | 45.5Percentage |
| 178 | Chad | 44.6Percentage |
| 179 | Burkina Faso | 43.9Percentage |
Showing 179 of 179 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2025).
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