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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 |
2,016,700 |
#13 |
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| 2002 |
1,804,100 |
#12 |
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| 2001 |
1,658,200 |
#13 |
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| 2000 |
1,595,500 |
#10 |
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| 1999 |
1,510,500 |
#11 |
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| 1998 |
1,422,900 |
#11 |
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| 1997 |
1,323,100 |
#10 |
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| 1996 |
1,244,000 |
#11 |
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| 1995 |
1,165,500 |
#9 |
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| 1994 |
1,124,200 |
#8 |
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| 1993 |
1,119,700 |
#7 |
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| 1992 |
1,136,400 |
#6 |
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| 1991 |
1,180,200 |
#5 |
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| 1990 |
1,186,900 |
#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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