New businesses registered in El Salvador
El Salvador: New businesses registered was 4,862 number in 2024. β² Rising
New businesses registered in El Salvador, 2006β2024
Source: Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB). Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for new businesses registered in El Salvador is 4,862 number, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 56.5% on the previous year and up 134.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new businesses registered in El Salvador peaked at 4,862 number in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,764 number, in 2020.
That places El Salvador 116th out of 176 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,875 number | 1,772 number | 2,028 number | 4 |
| 2010s | 2,112 number | 1,773 number | 2,617 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,145 number | 1,764 number | 4,862 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 113 Tanzania, United Republic of 5,276 number compare
- 114 Cambodia 5,138 number compare
- 115 Jordan 5,009 number compare
- 117 Trinidad and Tobago 4,344 number compare
- 118 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 4,274 number compare
- 119 Albania 4,126 number compare
More private sector data for El Salvador
- Merchandise trade 66.1% (2025)
- Food imports 20.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 62.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 17.85 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 22.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 70.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 6.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,010 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1751 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is new businesses registered in El Salvador?
- New businesses registered in El Salvador was 4,862 number in 2024, according to Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest new businesses registered recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 4,862 number in 2024.
- What is the lowest new businesses registered recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,764 number in 2020.
- How does El Salvador rank for new businesses registered?
- El Salvador ranks 116th out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is new businesses registered rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 134.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.