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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.
| Date |
Amount |
Rank |
| 2003 |
161,732 |
#37 |
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| 2002 |
158,590 |
#38 |
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| 2001 |
155,199 |
#40 |
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| 2000 |
152,925 |
#35 |
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| 1999 |
148,697 |
#35 |
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| 1998 |
144,095 |
#33 |
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| 1997 |
138,657 |
#32 |
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| 1996 |
132,275 |
#33 |
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| 1995 |
127,630 |
#29 |
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| 1994 |
121,966 |
#26 |
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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.
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