New businesses registered (number) in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: New businesses registered (number) was 258 number in 2024. ▲ Rising
New businesses registered in Central African Republic, 2009–2024
Source: Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB). Measured in number.
Analysis
Central African Republic recorded 258 number for new businesses registered in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 323.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new businesses registered in Central African Republic peaked at 258 number in 2024 and was at its lowest, 61 number, in 2014.
Central African Republic ranks 164th 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 businesses registered (number) in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 76 number | — |
| 2010 | 81 number | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 96 number | +18.5% |
| 2012 | 133 number | +38.5% |
| 2013 | 63 number | -52.6% |
| 2014 | 61 number | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 98 number | +60.7% |
| 2016 | 155 number | +58.2% |
| 2017 | 153 number | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 210 number | +37.3% |
| 2019 | 206 number | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 209 number | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 256 number | +22.5% |
| 2022 | 230 number | -10.2% |
| 2023 | 245 number | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 258 number | +5.3% |
Central African Republic compared with similar countries
- Central African Republic's 258 number is below the median for low income countries, which is 2,741 number, 9% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Central African Republic's 258 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5,522 number, 5% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76 number | 76 number | 76 number | 1 |
| 2010s | 125.6 number | 61 number | 210 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 239.6 number | 209 number | 258 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central African Republic
- 161 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 323 number compare
- 162 Antigua and Barbuda 275 number compare
- 163 Sao Tome and Principe 268 number compare
- 164 Vanuatu 258 number compare
- 166 Grenada 217 number compare
- 167 Somalia 195 number compare
More private sector data for Central African Republic
- Merchandise trade 27.0% (2025)
- Food imports 20.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 51.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 573.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 71.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 255.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 46.25 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0832 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 110.74 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is new businesses registered in Central African Republic?
- New businesses registered in Central African Republic was 258 number in 2024, according to Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest new businesses registered recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 258 number in 2024.
- What is the lowest new businesses registered recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 61 number in 2014.
- How does Central African Republic rank for new businesses registered?
- Central African Republic ranks 164th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is new businesses registered rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 323.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central African Republic 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.