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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 |
1,365,136 |
#15 |
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| 2002 |
1,188,994 |
#14 |
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| 2001 |
1,286,342 |
#15 |
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| 2000 |
1,111,929 |
#12 |
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| 1999 |
1,038,509 |
#14 |
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| 1998 |
958,494 |
#14 |
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| 1997 |
1,042,581 |
#12 |
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| 1996 |
1,060,062 |
#12 |
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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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