New businesses registered (number) in Moldova
Moldova: New businesses registered was 7,478 number in 2024. ▲ Rising
New businesses registered in Moldova, 2006–2024
Source: Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB). Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for new businesses registered in Moldova is 7,478 number, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 16.1% on the previous year and up 52.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new businesses registered in Moldova peaked at 7,478 number in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,710 number, in 2013.
Moldova ranks 101st of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
New businesses registered in Moldova, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 5,220 number | — |
| 2007 | 6,060 number | +16.1% |
| 2008 | 5,715 number | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 4,184 number | -26.8% |
| 2010 | 4,126 number | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 4,510 number | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 4,442 number | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 1,710 number | -61.5% |
| 2014 | 4,917 number | +187.5% |
| 2015 | 4,762 number | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 4,605 number | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 5,271 number | +14.5% |
| 2018 | 4,849 number | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 5,001 number | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 4,816 number | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 5,820 number | +20.8% |
| 2022 | 5,437 number | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 6,443 number | +18.5% |
| 2024 | 7,478 number | +16.1% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 7,478 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8,806 number, 85% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 7,478 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 19,136 number, 39% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where New businesses registered in Moldova 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +187.5% | 1,710 number | 4,917 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,295 number | 4,184 number | 6,060 number | 4 |
| 2010s | 4,419 number | 1,710 number | 5,271 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,999 number | 4,816 number | 7,478 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More private sector data for Moldova
- Merchandise trade 72.3% (2025)
- Food imports 15.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 64.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 10.92 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 56.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 38.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 3.78 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,603 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1859 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.41 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is new businesses registered in Moldova?
- New businesses registered in Moldova was 7,478 number in 2024, according to Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest new businesses registered recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 7,478 number in 2024.
- What is the lowest new businesses registered recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,710 number in 2013.
- How does Moldova rank for new businesses registered?
- Moldova ranks 101st out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is new businesses registered rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova 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.