Brazil vs South Africa: New businesses registered
Brazil
979,211 number
in 2024
South Africa
494,475 number
in 2024
Brazil rank
1st
South Africa rank
3rd
New businesses registered over time
- Brazil
- South Africa
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 979,211 number against 494,475 number in South Africa, a difference of 484,736 number.
That makes Brazil's figure about 2.0 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 3rd of 176 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 340,367 number | 282,785 number | 57,582 number | Brazil |
| 2010s | 411,155 number | 308,994 number | 102,161 number | Brazil |
| 2020s | 817,724 number | 460,818 number | 356,906 number | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher new businesses registered, Brazil or South Africa?
- Brazil, at 979,211 number against 494,475 number in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in new businesses registered between Brazil and South Africa?
- 484,736 number, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and South Africa?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and South Africa rank globally for new businesses registered?
- Brazil ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 3rd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB), published as New businesses registered (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
New businesses registered are the number of new limited liability corporations (or its equivalent) registered in the calendar year.