United Arab Emirates New Business Registrations (Number per Year) (2020)
United Arab Emirates's New Business Registrations (Number per Year): 19,050 number of registrations in 2020, -15.7% YoY.
United Arab Emirates (2020)
19,050
number of registrations
-15.7% YoY
YoY Change
-15.7%
number of registrations
Trend
down
Series length
15
years of data
Data
| Year | number of registrations | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 19,050 | -15.7% |
| 2019 | 22,593 | +26.2% |
| 2018 | 17,907 | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 16,285 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 16,735 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 16,625 | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 15,661 | +22.5% |
| 2013 | 12,784 | +12.3% |
| 2012 | 11,380 | +18.0% |
| 2011 | 9,644 | +11.8% |
| 2010 | 8,623 | +23.8% |
| 2009 | 6,963 | -23.3% |
| 2008 | 9,084 | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 8,778 | +14.0% |
| 2006 | 7,698 | n/a |
About this Dataset
United Arab Emirates recorded 19,050 number of registrations in 2020. The latest change was -3,543. Across 2006–2020 the series ranges from 6,963 in 2009 to 22,593 in 2019.
This page tracks the number of new limited liability companies registered per year in United Arab Emirates from 2006 to present. New business registrations are the primary proxy for startup formation and entrepreneurial activity in the formal economy.
Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.
Frequently Asked Questions
This page tracks the number of new limited liability companies registered per year in United Arab Emirates from 2006 to present. New business registrations are the primary proxy for startup formation and entrepreneurial activity in the formal economy. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.
The most recent observation covers 2020. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2006–2020 (15 observations).
The series peaked at 22,593 number of registrations in 2019 and reached its lowest recorded value of 6,963 in 2009. The latest reading of 19,050 in 2020 represents a change of -3,543.