New businesses registered in Maldives

1,928 companies were registered in Maldives in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2006.

Measure: New businesses registered Unit: New limited liability companies Data: 2006 to 2023 Source: World Bank
Maldives, 2023 1,928 New limited liability companies
Change from 2022 +18.5% 2022: 1,627 companies
Position in 2023 114th of 140 See the full ranking

New businesses registered in Maldives over time

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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.

New businesses registered (new limited liability companies), 2006 to 2023
Period Maldives
2023 1,928 companies
2022 1,627 companies
2021 1,380 companies
2020 1,153 companies
2019 1,285 companies
2018 1,092 companies
2017 1,262 companies
2016 1,252 companies
2015 1,184 companies
2014 1,063 companies
2013 720 companies
2012 765 companies
2011 823 companies
2010 755 companies
2009 893 companies
2008 1,073 companies
2007 1,015 companies
2006 910 companies

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +18.5% from 1,627 companies in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 720 companies, the figure has changed by +167.8%.
  • Among the 140 countries with data for 2023, Maldives has the 114th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
World Bank, Entrepreneurship Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
IC.BUS.NREG · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2006 to 2023 for Maldives
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Bank, Entrepreneurship Database