New businesses registered in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: New businesses registered was 3,369 number in 2024. ▲ Rising
New businesses registered in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2009–2024
Source: Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB). Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2024, new businesses registered in Bosnia and Herzegovina stood at 3,369 number.
That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and up 53.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new businesses registered in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 3,554 number in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,828 number, in 2012.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 128th out of 177 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
New businesses registered in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1,896 number | — |
| 2010 | 1,939 number | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 1,897 number | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 1,828 number | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 1,900 number | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 2,192 number | +15.4% |
| 2015 | 2,323 number | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 2,814 number | +21.1% |
| 2017 | 2,433 number | -13.5% |
| 2018 | 2,493 number | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 2,547 number | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 2,229 number | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 2,961 number | +32.8% |
| 2022 | 3,195 number | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 3,554 number | +11.2% |
| 2024 | 3,369 number | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,896 number | 1,896 number | 1,896 number | 1 |
| 2010s | 2,237 number | 1,828 number | 2,814 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,062 number | 2,229 number | 3,554 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
More private sector data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Merchandise trade 83.3% (2025)
- Food imports 18.2% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 63.7% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 17.33 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 7.4% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 72.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 9.81 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,125 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.301 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 10.38 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is new businesses registered in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- New businesses registered in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3,369 number in 2024, according to Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest new businesses registered recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 3,554 number in 2023.
- What is the lowest new businesses registered recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,828 number in 2012.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for new businesses registered?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 128th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is new businesses registered rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina 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.