New Zealand vs Sweden: New businesses registered

New Zealand
55,417 number
in 2024
Sweden
46,622 number
in 2024
New Zealand rank
32nd
Sweden rank
35th

New businesses registered over time

  • New Zealand
  • Sweden
20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k60.0k70.0k200620152024

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 55,417 number against 46,622 number in Sweden, a difference of 8,795 number.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.2 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2006 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 32nd and Sweden ranks 35th of 176 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Sweden Difference Ahead
2000s 59,998 number 25,948 number 34,050 number New Zealand
2010s 50,378 number 43,497 number 6,881 number New Zealand
2020s 57,768 number 55,348 number 2,419 number New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher new businesses registered, New Zealand or Sweden?
New Zealand, at 55,417 number against 46,622 number in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in new businesses registered between New Zealand and Sweden?
8,795 number, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sweden?
19 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
How do New Zealand and Sweden rank globally for new businesses registered?
New Zealand ranks 32nd and Sweden ranks 35th 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.