Sub-Saharan Africa
New businesses registered (number)

Within the “Sub-Saharan Africa” group, South Africa leads New businesses registered (number) in 2024 at 494,475.00, while Liberia sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 167.00. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.0124 K247 K371 K494 KSouth AfricaSouth Africa: 494,475.00494 KKenyaKenya: 58,919.0059 KEthiopiaEthiopia: 46,274.0046 KAngolaAngola: 30,956.0031 KUgandaUganda: 29,330.0029 KGhanaGhana: 28,529.0029 KZimbabweZimbabwe: 25,601.0026 KRwandaRwanda: 22,734.0023 KBotswanaBotswana: 21,456.0021 KCote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire: 20,143.0020 KZambiaZambia: 18,109.0018 KSenegalSenegal: 13,136.0013 K

Country table

#CountryValue
1 South Africa 494,475.00
2 Kenya 58,919.00
3 Ethiopia 46,274.00
4 Angola 30,956.00
5 Uganda 29,330.00
6 Ghana 28,529.00
7 Zimbabwe 25,601.00
8 Rwanda 22,734.00
9 Botswana 21,456.00
10 Cote d'Ivoire 20,143.00
11 Zambia 18,109.00
12 Senegal 13,136.00
13 Mauritius 12,614.00
14 Namibia 12,117.00
15 Burkina Faso 10,046.00
16 Cabo Verde 7,719.00
17 Burundi 7,263.00
18 Congo, Dem. Rep. 6,095.00
19 Togo 5,665.00
20 Guinea 5,626.00
21 Benin 5,522.00
22 Sierra Leone 3,712.00
23 Eswatini 3,405.00
24 Gabon 2,373.00
25 Mauritania 2,329.00
26 Madagascar 2,206.00
27 Gambia, The 2,196.00
28 Congo, Rep. 1,437.00
29 Chad 1,391.00
30 Niger 1,371.00
31 Guinea-Bissau 598.00
32 Comoros 387.00
33 Seychelles 370.00
34 Central African Republic 258.00
35 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 195.00
36 Liberia 167.00

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the Sub-Saharan Africa group for New businesses registered (number) in 2024, South Africa leads with a gap of 435,556.00 to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 36 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Liberia at 167.00.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.