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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 |
3,068,552 |
#7 |
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| 2002 |
2,984,765 |
#6 |
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| 2001 |
2,926,217 |
#7 |
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| 2000 |
2,864,462 |
#7 |
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| 1999 |
2,820,815 |
#7 |
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| 1998 |
2,474,690 |
#7 |
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| 1997 |
2,438,830 |
#6 |
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| 1996 |
2,384,711 |
#8 |
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| 1995 |
2,301,559 |
#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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