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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 |
3,581,593 |
#5 |
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| 2002 |
3,468,218 |
#5 |
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| 2001 |
3,325,540 |
#5 |
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| 2000 |
3,185,040 |
#5 |
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| 1999 |
3,039,451 |
#5 |
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| 1998 |
2,842,278 |
#6 |
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| 1997 |
2,596,890 |
#5 |
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| 1996 |
2,412,022 |
#6 |
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| 1995 |
2,110,710 |
#6 |
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| 1994 |
2,120,382 |
#6 |
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| 1993 |
1,995,329 |
#5 |
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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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