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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 |
1,137,000 |
#16 |
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| 2002 |
1,105,000 |
#15 |
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| 2001 |
1,064,000 |
#17 |
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| 2000 |
1,015,000 |
#14 |
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| 1999 |
972,000 |
#16 |
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| 1998 |
929,000 |
#15 |
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| 1997 |
884,000 |
#15 |
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| 1996 |
851,000 |
#16 |
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| 1995 |
812,000 |
#13 |
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| 1994 |
774,000 |
#13 |
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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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