New businesses registered (number) in Mexico
Mexico: New businesses registered (number) was 83,950 number in 2024. ▲ Rising
New businesses registered in Mexico, 2006–2024
Source: Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB). Measured in number.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 83,950 number for new businesses registered in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 78.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new businesses registered in Mexico peaked at 85,460 number in 2023 and was at its lowest, 36,670 number, in 2006.
That places Mexico 23rd out of 177 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
New businesses registered (number) in Mexico, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 36,670 number | — |
| 2007 | 42,222 number | +15.1% |
| 2008 | 42,781 number | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 39,894 number | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 41,782 number | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 41,129 number | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 41,757 number | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 47,286 number | +13.2% |
| 2014 | 47,120 number | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 49,950 number | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 57,611 number | +15.3% |
| 2017 | 82,655 number | +43.5% |
| 2018 | 83,954 number | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 80,238 number | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 64,215 number | -20.0% |
| 2021 | 76,548 number | +19.2% |
| 2022 | 70,802 number | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 85,460 number | +20.7% |
| 2024 | 83,950 number | -1.8% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 83,950 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8,806 number, 9.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 83,950 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5,128 number, 16.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40,392 number | 36,670 number | 42,781 number | 4 |
| 2010s | 57,348 number | 41,129 number | 83,954 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 76,195 number | 64,215 number | 85,460 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More private sector data for Mexico
- Merchandise trade 73.5% (2025)
- Food imports 6.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 78.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 683.02 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 7.5% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 81.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 664.84 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,039 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3628 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.64 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is new businesses registered in Mexico?
- New businesses registered in Mexico was 83,950 number in 2024, according to Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest new businesses registered recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 85,460 number in 2023.
- What is the lowest new businesses registered recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 36,670 number in 2006.
- How does Mexico rank for new businesses registered?
- Mexico ranks 23rd out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is new businesses registered rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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.