New businesses registered (number) in Nepal
Nepal: New businesses registered was 25,859 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
New businesses registered in Nepal, 2006–2020
Source: Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB). Measured in number.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 25,859 number for new businesses registered in 2020. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 43.0% on the previous year and up 165.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new businesses registered in Nepal peaked at 25,859 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5,596 number, in 2006.
Nepal ranks 50th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
New businesses registered in Nepal, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 5,596 number | — |
| 2007 | 7,178 number | +28.3% |
| 2008 | 8,510 number | +18.6% |
| 2009 | 9,893 number | +16.3% |
| 2010 | 9,750 number | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 10,000 number | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 10,456 number | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 9,359 number | -10.5% |
| 2014 | 11,971 number | +27.9% |
| 2015 | 12,446 number | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 17,222 number | +38.4% |
| 2017 | 19,268 number | +11.9% |
| 2018 | 24,088 number | +25.0% |
| 2019 | 18,085 number | -24.9% |
| 2020 | 25,859 number | +43.0% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 25,859 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5,646 number, 4.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 25,859 number is above the median for South Asia, which is 12,406 number, 2.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7,794 number | 5,596 number | 9,893 number | 4 |
| 2010s | 14,264 number | 9,359 number | 24,088 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 25,859 number | 25,859 number | 25,859 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More private sector data for Nepal
- Merchandise trade 36.7% (2025)
- Food imports 18.0% (2022)
- Manufactures imports 52.5% (2022)
- Merchandise imports 14.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 49.4% (2022)
- Manufactures exports 47.5% (2022)
- Merchandise exports 2.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 78.03 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0508 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 75.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is new businesses registered in Nepal?
- New businesses registered in Nepal was 25,859 number in 2020, according to Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest new businesses registered recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 25,859 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest new businesses registered recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,596 number in 2006.
- How does Nepal rank for new businesses registered?
- Nepal ranks 50th out of 177 countries with data for 2020.
- Is new businesses registered rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 165.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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.