New businesses registered (number) in Norway
Norway: New businesses registered was 30,147 number in 2024. ▲ Rising
New businesses registered in Norway, 2006–2024
Source: Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB). Measured in number.
Analysis
Norway recorded 30,147 number for new businesses registered in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new businesses registered in Norway peaked at 37,380 number in 2021 and was at its lowest, 12,845 number, in 2009.
Norway ranks 44th of 177 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
New businesses registered in Norway, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 34,849 number | — |
| 2007 | 20,395 number | -41.5% |
| 2008 | 17,379 number | -14.8% |
| 2009 | 12,845 number | -26.1% |
| 2010 | 13,956 number | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 16,250 number | +16.4% |
| 2012 | 25,615 number | +57.6% |
| 2013 | 26,297 number | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 25,888 number | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 26,709 number | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 27,920 number | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 29,892 number | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 29,963 number | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 30,264 number | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 33,130 number | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 37,380 number | +12.8% |
| 2022 | 32,439 number | -13.2% |
| 2023 | 31,347 number | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 30,147 number | -3.8% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 30,147 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 19,050 number, 1.6× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Norway's 30,147 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 19,136 number, 1.6× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where New businesses registered in Norway 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +57.6% | 16,250 number | 25,615 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21,367 number | 12,845 number | 34,849 number | 4 |
| 2010s | 25,275 number | 13,956 number | 30,264 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 32,889 number | 30,147 number | 37,380 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More private sector data for Norway
- Merchandise trade 52.4% (2025)
- Food imports 11.1% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 73.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 107.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.8% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 17.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 170.57 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 30,399 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3214 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is new businesses registered in Norway?
- New businesses registered in Norway was 30,147 number in 2024, according to Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest new businesses registered recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 37,380 number in 2021.
- What is the lowest new businesses registered recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,845 number in 2009.
- How does Norway rank for new businesses registered?
- Norway ranks 44th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is new businesses registered rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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.