New businesses registered (number) in Paraguay
Paraguay: New businesses registered was 7,915 number in 2024. ◆ Volatile
New businesses registered in Paraguay, 2013–2024
Source: Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB). Measured in number.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 7,915 number for new businesses registered in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 11.7% on the previous year and up 1,528.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new businesses registered in Paraguay peaked at 7,915 number in 2024 and was at its lowest, 240 number, in 2020.
Paraguay ranks 97th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
New businesses registered in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 355 number | — |
| 2014 | 486 number | +36.9% |
| 2015 | 653 number | +34.4% |
| 2016 | 242 number | -62.9% |
| 2017 | 412 number | +70.2% |
| 2018 | 568 number | +37.9% |
| 2019 | 473 number | -16.7% |
| 2020 | 240 number | -49.3% |
| 2021 | 2,936 number | +1123.3% |
| 2022 | 5,411 number | +84.3% |
| 2023 | 7,083 number | +30.9% |
| 2024 | 7,915 number | +11.7% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 7,915 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8,806 number, 90% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 7,915 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5,128 number, 1.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 455.57 number | 242 number | 653 number | 7 |
| 2020s | 4,717 number | 240 number | 7,915 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More private sector data for Paraguay
- Merchandise trade 61.3% (2025)
- Food imports 7.8% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 79.2% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 19.13 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 69.1% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 16.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 11.08 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,580 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2249 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is new businesses registered in Paraguay?
- New businesses registered in Paraguay was 7,915 number in 2024, according to Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest new businesses registered recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 7,915 number in 2024.
- What is the lowest new businesses registered recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 240 number in 2020.
- How does Paraguay rank for new businesses registered?
- Paraguay ranks 97th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is new businesses registered rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,528.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Paraguay 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.