New businesses registered (number) in Senegal
Senegal: New businesses registered was 13,136 number in 2024. ◆ Volatile
New businesses registered in Senegal, 2006–2024
Source: Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB). Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for new businesses registered in Senegal is 13,136 number, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 406.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new businesses registered in Senegal peaked at 13,136 number in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,256 number, in 2006.
Senegal ranks 79th 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 Senegal, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2,256 number | — |
| 2007 | 5,520 number | +144.7% |
| 2008 | 3,897 number | -29.4% |
| 2009 | 4,965 number | +27.4% |
| 2010 | 3,779 number | -23.9% |
| 2011 | 3,839 number | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 3,890 number | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 4,158 number | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 2,596 number | -37.6% |
| 2015 | 4,282 number | +64.9% |
| 2016 | 6,965 number | +62.7% |
| 2017 | 7,520 number | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 8,465 number | +12.6% |
| 2019 | 8,340 number | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 8,833 number | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 12,657 number | +43.3% |
| 2022 | 12,455 number | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 12,966 number | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 13,136 number | +1.3% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 13,136 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5,646 number, 2.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 13,136 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5,522 number, 2.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where New businesses registered in Senegal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +144.7% | 2,256 number | 5,520 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,160 number | 2,256 number | 5,520 number | 4 |
| 2010s | 5,383 number | 2,596 number | 8,465 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,009 number | 8,833 number | 13,136 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More private sector data for Senegal
- Merchandise trade 60.0% (2025)
- Food imports 19.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 46.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 11.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 21.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 22.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 10.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 541.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2768 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 62.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is new businesses registered in Senegal?
- New businesses registered in Senegal was 13,136 number in 2024, according to Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest new businesses registered recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 13,136 number in 2024.
- What is the lowest new businesses registered recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,256 number in 2006.
- How does Senegal rank for new businesses registered?
- Senegal ranks 79th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is new businesses registered rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 406.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 19 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
New businesses registered are the number of new limited liability corporations (or its equivalent) registered in the calendar year.