New businesses registered (number) in Albania
Albania: New businesses registered was 4,126 number in 2024. ▲ Rising
New businesses registered in Albania, 2006–2024
Source: Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB). Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for new businesses registered in Albania is 4,126 number, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 18.8% on the previous year and up 85.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new businesses registered in Albania peaked at 4,126 number in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,417 number, in 2006.
Albania ranks 120th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
New businesses registered in Albania, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1,417 number | — |
| 2007 | 2,176 number | +53.6% |
| 2008 | 3,005 number | +38.1% |
| 2009 | 2,045 number | -31.9% |
| 2010 | 2,088 number | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 1,849 number | -11.4% |
| 2012 | 1,886 number | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 2,109 number | +11.8% |
| 2014 | 2,219 number | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 2,567 number | +15.7% |
| 2016 | 2,679 number | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 2,983 number | +11.3% |
| 2018 | 2,990 number | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 2,998 number | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 2,757 number | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 3,296 number | +19.6% |
| 2022 | 3,365 number | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 3,474 number | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 4,126 number | +18.8% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 4,126 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8,806 number, 47% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Albania's 4,126 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 19,136 number, 22% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,161 number | 1,417 number | 3,005 number | 4 |
| 2010s | 2,437 number | 1,849 number | 2,998 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,404 number | 2,757 number | 4,126 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 117 El Salvador 4,862 number compare
- 118 Trinidad and Tobago 4,344 number compare
- 119 Afghanistan 4,274 number compare
- 121 Lithuania 4,011 number compare
- 122 Mozambique 3,925 number compare
- 123 Bolivia 3,712 number compare
- 123 Sierra Leone 3,712 number compare
More private sector data for Albania
- Merchandise trade 47.9% (2025)
- Food imports 16.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 63.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 10.28 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 54.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 4.35 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,850 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1423 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 8.68 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is new businesses registered in Albania?
- New businesses registered in Albania was 4,126 number in 2024, according to Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest new businesses registered recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 4,126 number in 2024.
- What is the lowest new businesses registered recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,417 number in 2006.
- How does Albania rank for new businesses registered?
- Albania ranks 120th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is new businesses registered rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB), published as part of New businesses registered (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
New businesses registered are the number of new limited liability corporations (or its equivalent) registered in the calendar year.