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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 |
6,330,047 |
#2 |
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| 2002 |
6,307,974 |
#2 |
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| 2001 |
5,986,561 |
#2 |
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| 2000 |
5,693,605 |
#3 |
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| 1999 |
5,415,069 |
#4 |
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| 1998 |
5,153,388 |
#4 |
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| 1997 |
4,919,515 |
#3 |
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| 1996 |
4,708,801 |
#2 |
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| 1995 |
4,521,158 |
#2 |
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| 1994 |
4,350,408 |
#2 |
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| 1993 |
4,197,565 |
#3 |
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| 1992 |
4,058,848 |
#3 |
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| 1991 |
3,931,191 |
#3 |
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| 1990 |
3,816,678 |
#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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