New businesses registered (number) in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: New businesses registered was 10,204 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
10,204 number
Change on year
up 6.3%
World rank
86th
of 177 countries
All-time high
10,204 number
in 2018
All-time low
3,257 number
in 2011
Years of data
8
2011–2018
New businesses registered in Dominican Republic, 2011–2018
Source: Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB). Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, new businesses registered in Dominican Republic stood at 10,204 number. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.3% on the previous year and up 213.3% over ten years.
Dominican Republic ranks 86th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
New businesses registered in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 3,257 number | — |
| 2012 | 7,219 number | +121.6% |
| 2013 | 8,131 number | +12.6% |
| 2014 | 8,059 number | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 8,367 number | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 9,363 number | +11.9% |
| 2017 | 9,597 number | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 10,204 number | +6.3% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 10,204 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8,806 number, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 10,204 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5,128 number, 2.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 83 Guatemala 11,909 number compare
- 84 Puerto Rico 11,218 number
- 85 Cayman Islands 11,197 number compare
- 87 Burkina Faso 10,046 number compare
- 88 Kyrgyzstan 9,638 number compare
- 89 Luxembourg 9,137 number compare
More private sector data for Dominican Republic
- Merchandise trade 35.6% (2025)
- Food imports 17.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 63.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 29.75 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 25.0% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 58.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 15.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,352 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1223 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 12.31 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is new businesses registered in Dominican Republic?
- New businesses registered in Dominican Republic was 10,204 number in 2018, according to Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest new businesses registered recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 10,204 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest new businesses registered recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,257 number in 2011.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for new businesses registered?
- Dominican Republic ranks 86th out of 177 countries with data for 2018.
- Is new businesses registered rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 213.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican 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.