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South Africa
New businesses registered (number)

New businesses registered are the number of new limited liability corporations (or its equivalent) registered in the calendar year.

Global rank#3out of 134 countries
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Historical trend

494 K416 K337 K258 K179 K200620152024South Africa · 2024: 494,475.00South Africa

Analytical takeaways

  • South Africa records 494,475.00 for New businesses registered (number) in 2024, ranking #3 globally out of 134 countries.
  • New businesses registered (number) increased from 272,275.00 in 2006 to 494,475.00 in 2024, a gain of 222,200.00.
  • The country sits in the top quartile of the global distribution for this metric, making the page useful for leader-oriented high-intent searches.

Comparison

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