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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 |
8,946,500 |
#1 |
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| 2002 |
8,562,300 |
#1 |
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| 2001 |
8,090,700 |
#1 |
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| 2000 |
7,583,400 |
#1 |
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| 1999 |
6,975,700 |
#1 |
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| 1998 |
6,499,900 |
#2 |
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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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