New business density in Ukraine
Ukraine: New business density was 1.65 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 in 2017. ▲ Rising
New business density in Ukraine, 2006–2017
Source: Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB). Measured in new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64.
Analysis
In 2017, new business density in Ukraine stood at 1.65 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.0% on the previous year and up 42.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new business density in Ukraine peaked at 1.65 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.6534 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64, in 2009.
Ukraine ranks 105th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
New business density in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.9326 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | — |
| 2007 | 1.15 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | +23.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9502 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | -17.6% |
| 2009 | 0.6534 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | -31.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9536 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | +46.0% |
| 2011 | 1.05 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9027 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | -13.7% |
| 2013 | 1.08 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | +19.5% |
| 2014 | 1.03 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 1.19 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | +15.5% |
| 2016 | 1.52 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | +27.9% |
| 2017 | 1.65 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | +8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9223 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 0.6534 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 1.15 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.17 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 0.9027 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 1.65 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
- 102 Paraguay 1.76 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 compare
- 103 Thailand 1.75 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 compare
- 104 Kenya 1.73 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64
- 106 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.64 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 compare
- 107 Ecuador 1.59 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 compare
- 108 Vanuatu 1.58 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 compare
More private sector data for Ukraine
- Merchandise trade 57.9% (2025)
- Food imports 10.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 66.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 83.57 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 58.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 30.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 40.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,036 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1884 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -3.27 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is new business density in Ukraine?
- New business density in Ukraine was 1.65 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 in 2017, according to Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest new business density recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 1.65 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 in 2017.
- What is the lowest new business density recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6534 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 in 2009.
- How does Ukraine rank for new business density?
- Ukraine ranks 105th out of 177 countries with data for 2017.
- Is new business density rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ukraine 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.