New businesses registered (number) in El Salvador
El Salvador: New businesses registered was 4,862 number in 2024. ▲ Rising
New businesses registered in El Salvador, 2006–2024
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 117th out of 177 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.
New businesses registered in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1,874 number | — |
| 2007 | 2,028 number | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 1,826 number | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 1,772 number | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 1,845 number | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 1,773 number | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 1,938 number | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 1,985 number | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 2,077 number | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 2,162 number | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 2,220 number | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 2,146 number | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 2,353 number | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 2,617 number | +11.2% |
| 2020 | 1,764 number | -32.6% |
| 2021 | 2,964 number | +68.0% |
| 2022 | 3,029 number | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 3,107 number | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 4,862 number | +56.5% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 4,862 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8,806 number, 55% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 4,862 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5,128 number, 95% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where New businesses registered in El Salvador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +68.0% | 1,764 number | 2,964 number |
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
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 117th out of 177 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.