New businesses registered (number) in Spain
Spain: New businesses registered (number) was 118,193 number in 2024. ▼ Falling
New businesses registered in Spain, 2006–2024
Source: Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB). Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2024, new businesses registered in Spain stood at 118,193 number.
The figure is up 9.4% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new businesses registered in Spain peaked at 148,666 number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 78,263 number, in 2009.
That places Spain 17th out of 177 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
New businesses registered (number) in Spain, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 148,666 number | — |
| 2007 | 142,607 number | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 103,775 number | -27.2% |
| 2009 | 78,263 number | -24.6% |
| 2010 | 79,818 number | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 84,684 number | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 87,084 number | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 93,280 number | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 94,138 number | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 94,581 number | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 100,768 number | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 94,213 number | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 95,266 number | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 93,941 number | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 79,378 number | -15.5% |
| 2021 | 101,207 number | +27.5% |
| 2022 | 99,136 number | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 108,020 number | +9.0% |
| 2024 | 118,193 number | +9.4% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 118,193 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 19,050 number, 6.2× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Spain's 118,193 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 19,136 number, 6.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 118,328 number | 78,263 number | 148,666 number | 4 |
| 2010s | 91,777 number | 79,818 number | 100,768 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 101,187 number | 79,378 number | 118,193 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More private sector data for Spain
- Merchandise trade 50.3% (2025)
- Food imports 12.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 65.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 513.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 18.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 65.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 445.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 9,018 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2335 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 3.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is new businesses registered in Spain?
- New businesses registered in Spain was 118,193 number in 2024, according to Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest new businesses registered recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 148,666 number in 2006.
- What is the lowest new businesses registered recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 78,263 number in 2009.
- How does Spain rank for new businesses registered?
- Spain ranks 17th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is new businesses registered rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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.