New businesses registered (number) in Congo
Congo: New businesses registered (number) was 1,437 number in 2024. ◆ Volatile
New businesses registered in Congo, 2006–2024
Source: Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB). Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2024, new businesses registered in Congo stood at 1,437 number. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 35.7% on the previous year and up 2,717.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new businesses registered in Congo peaked at 1,437 number in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37 number, in 2006.
That places Congo 146th out of 177 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
New businesses registered (number) in Congo, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 37 number | — |
| 2007 | 43 number | +16.2% |
| 2008 | 45 number | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 47 number | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 68 number | +44.7% |
| 2011 | 55 number | -19.1% |
| 2012 | 64 number | +16.4% |
| 2013 | 66 number | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 51 number | -22.7% |
| 2015 | 344 number | +574.5% |
| 2016 | 339 number | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 445 number | +31.3% |
| 2018 | 351 number | -21.1% |
| 2019 | 457 number | +30.2% |
| 2020 | 585 number | +28.0% |
| 2021 | 857 number | +46.5% |
| 2022 | 872 number | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 1,059 number | +21.4% |
| 2024 | 1,437 number | +35.7% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 1,437 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5,646 number, 25% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Congo's 1,437 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5,522 number, 26% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where New businesses registered (number) in Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +574.5% | 51 number | 344 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43 number | 37 number | 47 number | 4 |
| 2010s | 224 number | 51 number | 457 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 962 number | 585 number | 1,437 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More private sector data for Congo
- Merchandise trade 94.4% (2025)
- Food imports 21.2% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 71.4% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 7.90 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.2% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 10.3% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 7.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,157 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4599 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -4.57 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is new businesses registered in Congo?
- New businesses registered in Congo was 1,437 number in 2024, according to Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest new businesses registered recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 1,437 number in 2024.
- What is the lowest new businesses registered recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 37 number in 2006.
- How does Congo rank for new businesses registered?
- Congo ranks 146th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is new businesses registered rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,717.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo 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.