Business/establishment census (Availability score over 20 years) by country
Business/establishment censuses provide valuable information on all economic activities, number of employed and size of establishments in the economy. Business Register information is establishment-based and includes business location, organization type (e.g. subsidiary or parent), industry classification, and...
Countries reporting
188
Highest
1 Availability score over 20 years
Angola
Lowest
0 Availability score over 20 years
Zambia
Median
1 Availability score over 20 years
Years covered
20
2004–2023
Data points
3,800
What the numbers show
Business/establishment census (Availability score over 20 years) is currently reported for 188 countries. The highest value is 1 Availability score over 20 years in Angola; the lowest is 0 Availability score over 20 years in Zambia.
The median across all reporting countries is 1 Availability score over 20 years, and the mean is 0.742 Availability score over 20 years.
Business/establishment census: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angola | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Albania | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Andorra | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Argentina | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Armenia | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Australia | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Austria | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Azerbaijan | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Belgium | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Burkina Faso | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Bangladesh | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Bulgaria | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Bahrain | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Bahamas | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Belarus | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Belize | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Bolivia | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Brazil | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Barbados | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Brunei | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Bhutan | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Botswana | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Canada | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Switzerland | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Chile | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | China | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Cameroon | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Colombia | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Cape Verde | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Cyprus | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Czechia | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Germany | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Denmark | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Dominican Republic | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Ecuador | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Egypt | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Spain | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Estonia | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Finland | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | France | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Gabon | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | United Kingdom | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Georgia | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Ghana | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Gambia | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Greece | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Guatemala | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Honduras | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Croatia | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Hungary | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Indonesia | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | India | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Ireland | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Iran | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Iceland | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Israel | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Italy | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Jamaica | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Jordan | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Japan | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Kenya | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Kyrgyzstan | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Cambodia | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | South Korea | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Kuwait | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Laos | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Lebanon | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Liberia | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Saint Lucia | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Sri Lanka | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Lesotho | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Lithuania | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Latvia | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Moldova | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Maldives | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Mexico | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Marshall Islands | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | North Macedonia | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Malta | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Myanmar | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Montenegro | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Mongolia | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Mozambique | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mauritius | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Malawi | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Malaysia | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Namibia | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Niger | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Netherlands | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Norway | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Nepal | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | New Zealand | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Oman | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Pakistan | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Panama | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Peru | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Philippines | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Poland | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Portugal | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Paraguay | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Palestine | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Qatar | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Romania | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Russia | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Rwanda | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Senegal | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Singapore | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Sierra Leone | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | El Salvador | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Serbia | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Suriname | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Slovakia | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Slovenia | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Sweden | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Togo | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Tajikistan | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Tonga | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Tunisia | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Turkey | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Tanzania | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Uganda | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Ukraine | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Uruguay | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | United States | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Vietnam | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Vanuatu | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | South Africa | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 1 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 138 | Benin | 0.5 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Algeria | 0.5 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Nicaragua | 0.5 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Eswatini | 0.5 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Thailand | 0.5 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 143 | Afghanistan | 0 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | flat |
| 143 | Burundi | 0 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | flat |
| 143 | Central African Republic | 0 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | flat |
| 143 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | flat |
| 143 | Congo | 0 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | flat |
| 143 | Comoros | 0 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | flat |
| 143 | Dominica | 0 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | flat |
| 143 | Eritrea | 0 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | flat |
| 143 | Ethiopia | 0 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | flat |
| 143 | Fiji | 0 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | flat |
| 143 | Micronesia (country) | 0 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | flat |
| 143 | Guinea | 0 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | flat |
| 143 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | flat |
| 143 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | flat |
| 143 | Grenada | 0 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | flat |
| 143 | Guyana | 0 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | flat |
| 143 | Haiti | 0 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | flat |
| 143 | Iraq | 0 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | flat |
| 143 | Kiribati | 0 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | flat |
| 143 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | flat |
| 143 | Libya | 0 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | flat |
| 143 | Morocco | 0 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 143 | Madagascar | 0 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | flat |
| 143 | Mali | 0 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | flat |
| 143 | Mauritania | 0 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | flat |
| 143 | Nigeria | 0 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | flat |
| 143 | Nauru | 0 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | flat |
| 143 | Palau | 0 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | flat |
| 143 | Papua New Guinea | 0 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | flat |
| 143 | Sudan | 0 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | flat |
| 143 | Solomon Islands | 0 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | flat |
| 143 | Somalia | 0 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | flat |
| 143 | South Sudan | 0 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | flat |
| 143 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | flat |
| 143 | Seychelles | 0 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | flat |
| 143 | Syria | 0 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | flat |
| 143 | Chad | 0 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | flat |
| 143 | Turkmenistan | 0 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | flat |
| 143 | East Timor | 0 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | flat |
| 143 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | flat |
| 143 | Tuvalu | 0 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | flat |
| 143 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | flat |
| 143 | Venezuela | 0 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | flat |
| 143 | Samoa | 0 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | flat |
| 143 | Yemen | 0 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | flat |
| 143 | Zambia | 0 Availability score over 20 years | 2023 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Kosovo 1 Availability score over 20 years
About this data
Business/establishment censuses provide valuable information on all economic activities, number of employed and size of establishments in the economy. Business Register information is establishment-based and includes business location, organization type (e.g. subsidiary or parent), industry classification, and operating data (e.g., receipts and employment).