Brazil vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: New businesses registered

Brazil
979,211 number
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
841,138 number
in 2024
Brazil rank
1st
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
2nd

New businesses registered over time

  • Brazil
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M200620152024

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 979,211 number against 841,138 number in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 138,073 number.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.2 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2006 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Brazil ranks 1st and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 2nd of 176 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
2000s 340,367 number 395,612 number 55,245 number United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 411,155 number 571,309 number 160,154 number United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 817,724 number 809,482 number 8,242 number Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher new businesses registered, Brazil or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Brazil, at 979,211 number against 841,138 number in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in new businesses registered between Brazil and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
138,073 number, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
19 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
How do Brazil and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for new businesses registered?
Brazil ranks 1st and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 2nd 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

Indicator
New businesses registered (number)
Unit
number
Source
Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
176 places, 2,895 data points, 2006–2024
Last refreshed

New businesses registered are the number of new limited liability corporations (or its equivalent) registered in the calendar year.