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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 |
4,123,620 |
#4 |
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| 2002 |
4,445,073 |
#4 |
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| 2001 |
4,832,356 |
#4 |
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| 2000 |
5,351,116 |
#4 |
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| 1999 |
5,960,546 |
#2 |
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| 1998 |
6,574,807 |
#1 |
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| 1997 |
7,357,077 |
#1 |
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| 1996 |
7,852,537 |
#1 |
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| 1995 |
8,067,252 |
#1 |
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| 1994 |
7,937,453 |
#1 |
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| 1993 |
7,286,775 |
#1 |
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| 1992 |
5,822,109 |
#1 |
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| 1991 |
4,820,673 |
#1 |
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| 1990 |
4,602,048 |
#1 |
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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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