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New limited liability companies. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Portugal | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 73,740 companies | 118,193 companies |
| 2023 | 49,158 companies | 108,020 companies |
| 2022 | 46,119 companies | 99,136 companies |
| 2021 | 39,896 companies | 101,207 companies |
| 2020 | 36,076 companies | 79,378 companies |
| 2019 | 46,880 companies | 93,941 companies |
| 2018 | 43,114 companies | 95,266 companies |
| 2017 | 37,571 companies | 94,213 companies |
| 2016 | 33,651 companies | 100,768 companies |
| 2015 | 34,120 companies | 94,581 companies |
| 2014 | 31,860 companies | 94,138 companies |
| 2013 | 32,081 companies | 93,280 companies |
| 2012 | 27,803 companies | 87,084 companies |
| 2011 | 31,896 companies | 84,684 companies |
| 2010 | 28,501 companies | 79,818 companies |
| 2009 | 28,381 companies | 78,263 companies |
| 2008 | 31,324 companies | 103,775 companies |
| 2007 | 34,720 companies | 142,607 companies |
| 2006 | 31,849 companies | 148,666 companies |
A dash means no value was published for that period.