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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 |
250,873 |
#33 |
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| 2002 |
248,217 |
#34 |
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| 2001 |
246,049 |
#36 |
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| 2000 |
244,154 |
#32 |
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| 1999 |
241,674 |
#32 |
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| 1998 |
239,655 |
#29 |
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| 1997 |
236,190 |
#28 |
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| 1996 |
231,365 |
#29 |
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| 1995 |
227,519 |
#25 |
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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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