New businesses registered (number) in Greece
Greece: New businesses registered was 16,000 number in 2024. ▲ Rising
New businesses registered in Greece, 2011–2024
Source: Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB). Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2024, new businesses registered in Greece stood at 16,000 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 167.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new businesses registered in Greece peaked at 16,259 number in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,600 number, in 2011.
Greece ranks 71st of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
New businesses registered in Greece, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1,600 number | — |
| 2012 | 4,108 number | +156.8% |
| 2013 | 5,705 number | +38.9% |
| 2014 | 5,991 number | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 5,790 number | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 6,279 number | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 8,257 number | +31.5% |
| 2018 | 10,816 number | +31.0% |
| 2019 | 12,403 number | +14.7% |
| 2020 | 12,664 number | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 14,825 number | +17.1% |
| 2022 | 16,259 number | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 15,897 number | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 16,000 number | +0.6% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 16,000 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 19,050 number, 84% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Greece's 16,000 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 19,136 number, 84% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where New businesses registered in Greece 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +156.8% | 1,600 number | 4,108 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6,772 number | 1,600 number | 12,403 number | 9 |
| 2020s | 15,129 number | 12,664 number | 16,259 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More private sector data for Greece
- Merchandise trade 52.5% (2025)
- Food imports 13.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 54.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 92.56 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 21.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 37.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 54.77 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,259 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1952 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is new businesses registered in Greece?
- New businesses registered in Greece was 16,000 number in 2024, according to Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest new businesses registered recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 16,259 number in 2022.
- What is the lowest new businesses registered recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,600 number in 2011.
- How does Greece rank for new businesses registered?
- Greece ranks 71st out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is new businesses registered rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 167.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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.