New businesses registered in Norway
30,147 companies were registered in Norway in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2018.
Norway, 2024
30,147
Change from 2023
−3.8%
New businesses registered in Norway over time
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Norway
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
New limited liability companies. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Norway |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 30,147 companies |
| 2023 | 31,347 companies |
| 2022 | 32,439 companies |
| 2021 | 37,380 companies |
| 2020 | 33,130 companies |
| 2019 | 30,264 companies |
| 2018 | 29,963 companies |
| 2017 | 29,892 companies |
| 2016 | 27,920 companies |
| 2015 | 26,709 companies |
| 2014 | 25,888 companies |
| 2013 | 26,297 companies |
| 2012 | 25,615 companies |
| 2011 | 16,250 companies |
| 2010 | 13,956 companies |
| 2009 | 12,845 companies |
| 2008 | 17,379 companies |
| 2007 | 20,395 companies |
| 2006 | 34,849 companies |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −3.8% from 31,347 companies in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 25,888 companies, the figure has changed by +16.5%.
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Industry share of GDP
34.5%
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Medium and high-tech manufacturing
40.6%
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Manufacturing share of GDP
6.1%
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