New businesses registered (number) in Canada
Canada: New businesses registered (number) was 131,783 number in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
131,783 number
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
14th
of 177 countries
All-time high
134,054 number
in 2021
All-time low
3,052 number
in 2017
Years of data
6
2017–2022
New businesses registered in Canada, 2017–2022
Source: Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB). Measured in number.
Analysis
Canada recorded 131,783 number for new businesses registered in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 4,217.9% over ten years.
That places Canada 14th out of 177 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
New businesses registered (number) in Canada, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3,052 number | — |
| 2018 | 86,869 number | +2746.3% |
| 2019 | 91,726 number | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 108,488 number | +18.3% |
| 2021 | 134,054 number | +23.6% |
| 2022 | 131,783 number | -1.7% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 131,783 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 19,050 number, 6.9× the median. (63 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 60,549 number | 3,052 number | 91,726 number | 3 |
| 2020s | 124,775 number | 108,488 number | 134,054 number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More private sector data for Canada
- Merchandise trade 48.8% (2025)
- Food imports 9.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 75.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 577.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 42.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 554.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 13,317 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2391 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -2.3 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is new businesses registered in Canada?
- New businesses registered in Canada was 131,783 number in 2022, according to Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest new businesses registered recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 134,054 number in 2021.
- What is the lowest new businesses registered recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,052 number in 2017.
- How does Canada rank for new businesses registered?
- Canada ranks 14th out of 177 countries with data for 2022.
- Is new businesses registered rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4,217.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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.