New businesses registered (number) in Italy
Italy: New businesses registered (number) was 115,689 number in 2024. ▲ Rising
New businesses registered in Italy, 2006–2024
Source: Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB). Measured in number.
Analysis
Italy recorded 115,689 number for new businesses registered in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.1% on the previous year and up 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new businesses registered in Italy peaked at 115,689 number in 2024 and was at its lowest, 76,446 number, in 2012.
Italy ranks 18th of 177 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
New businesses registered (number) in Italy, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 89,056 number | — |
| 2007 | 92,887 number | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 89,494 number | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 84,084 number | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 88,357 number | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 80,797 number | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 76,446 number | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 84,146 number | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 92,504 number | +9.9% |
| 2015 | 100,624 number | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 102,696 number | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 111,241 number | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 114,812 number | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 110,017 number | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 93,045 number | -15.4% |
| 2021 | 113,217 number | +21.7% |
| 2022 | 106,357 number | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 107,066 number | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 115,689 number | +8.1% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 115,689 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 19,050 number, 6.1× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Italy's 115,689 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 19,136 number, 6.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88,880 number | 84,084 number | 92,887 number | 4 |
| 2010s | 96,164 number | 76,446 number | 114,812 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 107,075 number | 93,045 number | 115,689 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More private sector data for Italy
- Merchandise trade 54.7% (2025)
- Food imports 11.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 66.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 668.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 79.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 726.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 12,331 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2847 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is new businesses registered in Italy?
- New businesses registered in Italy was 115,689 number in 2024, according to Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest new businesses registered recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 115,689 number in 2024.
- What is the lowest new businesses registered recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 76,446 number in 2012.
- How does Italy rank for new businesses registered?
- Italy ranks 18th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is new businesses registered rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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.