Bulgaria's new businesses registered (number) was 42,783 in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 8.6% from 39,394 in 2014 (0.83% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 42,783 | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 43,093 | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 39,394 | 2014 |
| Highest | 46,965 | 2016 |
| Lowest | 29,969 | 2010 |
| Average since 2015 | 42,376 | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 37,744 | 2008 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Bulgaria's new businesses registered (number) rose 4.9% on 2023 (from 40,779 to 42,783).
Across the 15 yearly changes before that (2009 to 2023), the average change was +1.1% and a typical year strayed about 10.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 21.6% in 2011 and the biggest yearly fall was 18.6% in 2020. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 26% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Bulgaria had the 31st highest value of the 127 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Bulgaria in the 2024 ranking
- Singapore — 28th of 127: 52,248
- Sweden — 29th of 127: 46,622
- Ethiopia — 30th of 127: 46,274
- Kazakhstan — 32nd of 127: 42,707
- Japan — 33rd of 127: 41,946
- Philippines — 34th of 127: 39,146
What this measures
New businesses registered are the number of new limited liability corporations (or its equivalent) registered in the calendar year.
Limitations: The definition of entrepreneurship used is limited to the formal sector. Yet, it should be noted that the exclusion of the informal sector is based on the difficulties of quantifying the number of firms that compose it, rather than on its relevance for developing economies. Data collected from economies categorized as offshore financial centers by Eurostat are excluded from the analysis, because registered entities in these countries may not fit the objective of the Entrepreneurship Database aiming at measuring formally registered companies with actual economic activities.
All 17 values
| Year | New businesses registered (number) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 42,783 |
| 2023 | 40,779 |
| 2022 | 39,989 |
| 2021 | 39,544 |
| 2020 | 35,099 |
| 2019 | 43,093 |
| 2018 | 46,131 |
| 2017 | 46,746 |
| 2016 | 46,965 |
| 2015 | 42,634 |
| 2014 |
New businesses registered (number) in nearby economies
More private sector & trade data for Bulgaria
- Merchandise imports (current US$) — US$60.89 billion (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$) — US$48.32 billion (2025)
- Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — 83.51% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports) — 38.43% (2025)
- Commercial service imports (current US$) — US$9.42 billion (2025)
- Transport services (% of commercial service imports) — 30.57% (2025)
- Travel services (% of commercial service imports) — 24.69% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service exports) — 51.93% (2025)
- Commercial service exports (current US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Bulgaria's new businesses registered (number)?
- 42,783 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2008?
- It is up 13.35% from 37,744 in 2008 (0.79% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 46,965 in 2016 and the lowest 29,969 in 2010.
- How does Bulgaria rank?
- 31st highest of 127 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in new businesses registered (number) unusual for Bulgaria?
- In 2024, Bulgaria's new businesses registered (number) rose 4.9% on 2023 (from 40,779 to 42,783). Across the 15 yearly changes before that (2009 to 2023), the average change was +1.1% and a typical year strayed about 10.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator IC.BUS.NREG, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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