New businesses registered (number) in Gabon
Gabon: New businesses registered (number) was 2,373 number in 2024. ▲ Rising
New businesses registered in Gabon, 2006–2024
Source: Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB). Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for new businesses registered in Gabon is 2,373 number, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 32.4% on the previous year and up 46.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new businesses registered in Gabon peaked at 2,373 number in 2024 and was at its lowest, 729 number, in 2006.
Gabon ranks 134th of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
New businesses registered (number) in Gabon, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 729 number | — |
| 2007 | 1,019 number | +39.8% |
| 2008 | 1,069 number | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 1,009 number | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 1,248 number | +23.7% |
| 2011 | 1,251 number | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1,258 number | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 1,421 number | +13.0% |
| 2014 | 1,620 number | +14.0% |
| 2015 | 1,544 number | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 1,175 number | -23.9% |
| 2017 | 1,390 number | +18.3% |
| 2018 | 1,310 number | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 1,568 number | +19.7% |
| 2020 | 1,408 number | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 1,961 number | +39.3% |
| 2022 | 1,806 number | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 1,792 number | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 2,373 number | +32.4% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 2,373 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8,806 number, 27% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 2,373 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5,522 number, 43% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 956.5 number | 729 number | 1,069 number | 4 |
| 2010s | 1,378 number | 1,175 number | 1,620 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,868 number | 1,408 number | 2,373 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More private sector data for Gabon
- Merchandise trade 72.8% (2025)
- Food imports 15.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 76.4% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 4.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.9% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 17.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 11.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,473 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5414 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -10.77 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is new businesses registered in Gabon?
- New businesses registered in Gabon was 2,373 number in 2024, according to Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest new businesses registered recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 2,373 number in 2024.
- What is the lowest new businesses registered recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 729 number in 2006.
- How does Gabon rank for new businesses registered?
- Gabon ranks 134th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is new businesses registered rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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.