New businesses registered (number) in East Timor
East Timor: New businesses registered (number) was 1,911 number in 2022. ▼ Falling
New businesses registered in East Timor, 2008–2022
Source: Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB). Measured in number.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 1,911 number for new businesses registered in 2022.
The figure is up 42.6% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new businesses registered in East Timor peaked at 4,445 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 409 number, in 2008.
That places East Timor 140th out of 177 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
New businesses registered (number) in East Timor, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 409 number | — |
| 2009 | 1,170 number | +186.1% |
| 2010 | 4,445 number | +279.9% |
| 2011 | 2,212 number | -50.2% |
| 2012 | 1,686 number | -23.8% |
| 2013 | 2,571 number | +52.5% |
| 2014 | 2,911 number | +13.2% |
| 2015 | 2,058 number | -29.3% |
| 2016 | 1,932 number | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 1,978 number | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 1,574 number | -20.4% |
| 2019 | 1,623 number | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 1,190 number | -26.7% |
| 2021 | 1,340 number | +12.6% |
| 2022 | 1,911 number | +42.6% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 1,911 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5,646 number, 34% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 1,911 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16,144 number, 12% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where New businesses registered (number) in East Timor 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +279.9% | 1,170 number | 4,445 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 789.5 number | 409 number | 1,170 number | 2 |
| 2010s | 2,299 number | 1,574 number | 4,445 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,480 number | 1,190 number | 1,911 number | 3 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More private sector data for East Timor
- Merchandise trade 56.9% (2025)
- Food imports 28.1% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 49.6% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 979.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.5% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 21.9% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 103.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 72.61 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0541 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 19.77 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is new businesses registered in East Timor?
- New businesses registered in East Timor was 1,911 number in 2022, according to Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest new businesses registered recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 4,445 number in 2010.
- What is the lowest new businesses registered recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 409 number in 2008.
- How does East Timor rank for new businesses registered?
- East Timor ranks 140th out of 177 countries with data for 2022.
- Is new businesses registered rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor 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.