New businesses registered (number) in Slovakia
Slovakia: New businesses registered was 20,239 number in 2024. ▲ Rising
New businesses registered in Slovakia, 2006–2024
Source: Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB). Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2024, new businesses registered in Slovakia stood at 20,239 number.
The figure is down 5.7% on the previous year and up 57.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new businesses registered in Slovakia peaked at 26,749 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 12,445 number, in 2015.
That places Slovakia 60th out of 177 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Slovakia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 13,499 number | — |
| 2007 | 16,004 number | +18.6% |
| 2008 | 17,603 number | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 15,805 number | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 17,519 number | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 19,003 number | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 19,950 number | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 26,749 number | +34.1% |
| 2014 | 12,884 number | -51.8% |
| 2015 | 12,445 number | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 18,072 number | +45.2% |
| 2017 | 19,813 number | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 19,723 number | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 20,566 number | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 18,969 number | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 19,255 number | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 20,035 number | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 21,457 number | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 20,239 number | -5.7% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 20,239 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 19,050 number, 1.1× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 20,239 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 19,136 number, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where New businesses registered in Slovakia 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 | -51.8% | 26,749 number | 12,884 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15,728 number | 13,499 number | 17,603 number | 4 |
| 2010s | 18,672 number | 12,445 number | 26,749 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,991 number | 18,969 number | 21,457 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
- 57 Costa Rica 22,333 number compare
- 58 Botswana 21,456 number compare
- 59 Finland 20,690 number compare
- 61 Cote d'Ivoire 20,143 number compare
- 62 Ecuador 19,317 number compare
- 63 United Arab Emirates 19,050 number compare
More private sector data for Slovakia
- Merchandise trade 160.5% (2025)
- Food imports 7.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 80.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 122.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 4.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 88.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 125.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 23,171 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8118 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 8.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is new businesses registered in Slovakia?
- New businesses registered in Slovakia was 20,239 number in 2024, according to Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest new businesses registered recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 26,749 number in 2013.
- What is the lowest new businesses registered recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,445 number in 2015.
- How does Slovakia rank for new businesses registered?
- Slovakia ranks 60th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is new businesses registered rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia 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.