Which has higher new businesses registered, Hong Kong, China or Nigeria?

Hong Kong, China, at 145,053 number against 136,961 number in Nigeria as of 2024.

What is the difference in new businesses registered between Hong Kong, China and Nigeria?

8,092 number, with Hong Kong, China ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Nigeria?

17 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2022.

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.

Hong Kong, China vs Nigeria: New businesses registered

Hong Kong, China

145,053 number

in 2024

Nigeria

136,961 number

in 2022

Hong Kong, China rank

10th

Nigeria rank

12th

New businesses registered over time

Hong Kong, China
Nigeria

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 145,053 number against 136,961 number in Nigeria, a difference of 8,092 number.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 10th and Nigeria ranks 12th of 177 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hong Kong, China	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
2000s	97,701 number	52,469 number	45,232 number	Hong Kong, China
2010s	150,014 number	76,636 number	73,377 number	Hong Kong, China
2020s	104,788 number	121,643 number	16,855 number	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher new businesses registered, Hong Kong, China or Nigeria?: Hong Kong, China, at 145,053 number against 136,961 number in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in new businesses registered between Hong Kong, China and Nigeria?: 8,092 number, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Nigeria?: 17 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2022.
How do Hong Kong, China and Nigeria rank globally for new businesses registered?: Hong Kong, China ranks 10th and Nigeria ranks 12th of 177 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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Indicator: New businesses registered (number)
Unit: number
Source: Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 177 places, 2,914 data points, 2006–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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