New businesses registered (number) in Guyana
Guyana: New businesses registered (number) was 1,546 number in 2024. ◆ Volatile
New businesses registered in Guyana, 2006–2024
Source: Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB). Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for new businesses registered in Guyana is 1,546 number, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 389.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new businesses registered in Guyana peaked at 1,546 number in 2024 and was at its lowest, 24 number, in 2007.
That places Guyana 144th out of 177 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
New businesses registered (number) in Guyana, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 155 number | — |
| 2007 | 24 number | -84.5% |
| 2008 | 74 number | +208.3% |
| 2009 | 261 number | +252.7% |
| 2010 | 245 number | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 346 number | +41.2% |
| 2012 | 349 number | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 348 number | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 316 number | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 306 number | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 402 number | +31.4% |
| 2017 | 464 number | +15.4% |
| 2018 | 566 number | +22.0% |
| 2019 | 877 number | +54.9% |
| 2020 | 819 number | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 1,229 number | +50.1% |
| 2022 | 1,418 number | +15.4% |
| 2023 | 1,448 number | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 1,546 number | +6.8% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 1,546 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 19,050 number, 8% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 1,546 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5,128 number, 30% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where New businesses registered (number) in Guyana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +252.7% | 74 number | 261 number |
| 2008 | +208.3% | 24 number | 74 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 128.5 number | 24 number | 261 number | 4 |
| 2010s | 421.9 number | 245 number | 877 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,292 number | 819 number | 1,546 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More private sector data for Guyana
- Merchandise trade 106.7% (2025)
- Food imports 6.5% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 83.1% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 10.22 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.5% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 0.5% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 18.69 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 22,360 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6898 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -5.52 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is new businesses registered in Guyana?
- New businesses registered in Guyana was 1,546 number in 2024, according to Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest new businesses registered recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 1,546 number in 2024.
- What is the lowest new businesses registered recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 24 number in 2007.
- How does Guyana rank for new businesses registered?
- Guyana ranks 144th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is new businesses registered rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 389.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guyana 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.