New businesses registered (number) in Colombia
Colombia: New businesses registered (number) was 82,208 number in 2024. ▲ Rising
New businesses registered in Colombia, 2013–2024
Source: Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB). Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for new businesses registered in Colombia is 82,208 number, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new businesses registered in Colombia peaked at 82,208 number in 2024 and was at its lowest, 60,456 number, in 2015.
Colombia ranks 24th of 177 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
New businesses registered (number) in Colombia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 60,739 number | — |
| 2014 | 69,179 number | +13.9% |
| 2015 | 60,456 number | -12.6% |
| 2016 | 67,997 number | +12.5% |
| 2017 | 66,412 number | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 67,560 number | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 73,665 number | +9.0% |
| 2020 | 68,491 number | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 78,400 number | +14.5% |
| 2022 | 81,834 number | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 78,022 number | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 82,208 number | +5.4% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 82,208 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8,806 number, 9.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 82,208 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5,128 number, 16.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 66,573 number | 60,456 number | 73,665 number | 7 |
| 2020s | 77,791 number | 68,491 number | 82,208 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More private sector data for Colombia
- Merchandise trade 26.4% (2025)
- Food imports 13.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 72.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 70.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 18.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 21.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 50.09 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 937.49 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1095 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is new businesses registered in Colombia?
- New businesses registered in Colombia was 82,208 number in 2024, according to Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest new businesses registered recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 82,208 number in 2024.
- What is the lowest new businesses registered recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 60,456 number in 2015.
- How does Colombia rank for new businesses registered?
- Colombia ranks 24th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is new businesses registered rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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.