New business density (new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64) in Comoros
Comoros: New business density (new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64) was 0.7646 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 in 2024. ▲ Rising
New business density in Comoros, 2009–2024
Source: Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB). Measured in new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64.
Analysis
In 2024, new business density in Comoros stood at 0.7646 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.9% on the previous year and up 139.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new business density in Comoros peaked at 0.9835 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0583 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64, in 2012.
Comoros ranks 137th of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
New business density (new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64) in Comoros, year by year
| Year | new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.3833 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | — |
| 2010 | 0.4848 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | +26.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4234 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | -12.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0583 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | -86.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3585 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | +514.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3198 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | -10.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3912 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | +22.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8154 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | +108.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5022 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | -38.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4963 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2588 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | -47.9% |
| 2020 | 0.7619 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | +194.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9835 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | +29.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9163 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 0.8578 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | -6.4% |
| 2024 | 0.7646 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | -10.9% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 0.7646 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.07 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64, 72% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 0.7646 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.04 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64, 74% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where New business density (new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64) in Comoros changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +514.8% | 0.0583 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 0.3585 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3833 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 0.3833 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 0.3833 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.4109 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 0.0583 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 0.8154 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8568 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 0.7619 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 0.9835 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 134 Mauritania 0.8334 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 compare
- 135 Algeria 0.8289 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 compare
- 136 Burkina Faso 0.768 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 compare
- 138 Sierra Leone 0.7321 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 compare
- 139 Samoa 0.7178 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 compare
- 140 Tonga 0.6965 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 compare
More private sector data for Comoros
- Merchandise trade 23.1% (2025)
- Food imports 42.1% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 46.5% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 371.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 203.75 million current US$ (2023)
- Food exports 88.5% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 10.2% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 48.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 110.18 million current US$ (2023)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 54.37 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is new business density in Comoros?
- New business density in Comoros was 0.7646 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 in 2024, according to Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest new business density recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9835 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 in 2021.
- What is the lowest new business density recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0583 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 in 2012.
- How does Comoros rank for new business density?
- Comoros ranks 137th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is new business density rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 139.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB), published as part of New business density (new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The number of newly registered firms with limited liability per 1,000 working-age people (ages 15-64) per calendar year.