Data for 2008
New Business Density, 2008
2008, as World Bank Group’s 2025 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
New Business Density, 2008 covers 118 countries on 2 measures. Luxembourg is highest, at 26.49021; Myanmar is lowest, at 0.02210. The middle country reads 1.25250. Against 2007, 111 values changed (55 up, 56 down), 7 countries joined.
New Business Density · Data for 2008
HighestLuxembourg
26.49021
LowestMyanmar
0.02210Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end. A higher value is the better result.
01Values only
The table
Every country and every column of New Business Density, 2008, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 118 countries · select a heading to sort
| LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 26.49021 | 8,793 | — |
 New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 18.89046 | 53,431 | — |
 CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 13.09372 | 10,156 | — |
 IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 12.12014 | 2,598 | — |
 EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 10.67731 | 9,661 | — |
 AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand | 9.88657 | 141,827 | — |
 MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 9.53402 | 2,740 | — |
 South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa | 9.02950 | 299,314 | — |
 United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe | 8.86326 | 362,322 | — |
 MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 8.21862 | 3,400 | — |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 7.30630 | 37,744 | — |
 North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 7.18806 | 9,742 | — |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 7.11411 | 100,646 | — |
 DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 7.07724 | 25,621 | — |
 BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 6.79163 | 8,225 | — |
 HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 6.37331 | 44,105 | — |
 LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 6.10375 | 9,068 | — |
 MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 5.86678 | 10,568 | — |
 ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 5.55893 | 39,266 | — |
 NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 5.50074 | 17,379 | — |
 NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 4.95359 | 5,998 | — |
 MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia | 4.73434 | 1,073 | — |
 IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 4.73030 | 14,590 | — |
 SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 4.55387 | 27,554 | — |
 SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 4.53557 | 17,603 | — |
 PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 4.45416 | 31,324 | — |
 SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 4.30930 | 6,091 | — |
 FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 4.27799 | 15,131 | — |
 SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe | 4.16931 | 21,733 | — |
 FranceFRAWestern Europe | 4.12272 | 172,490 | — |
 RussiaRUSEastern Europe | 4.06641 | 415,693 | — |
 ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 3.90431 | 71,783 | For China, only the data for Shanghai is included. |
 QatarQATWestern Asia | 3.62294 | 4,365 | — |
 Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 3.61289 | 3,470 | — |
 GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 3.38118 | 8,738 | — |
 CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 3.31609 | 24,453 | — |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe | 3.27893 | 103,775 | — |
 BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 3.23901 | 22,910 | — |
 IsraelISRWestern Asia | 3.20580 | 14,607 | — |
 CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 3.06928 | 22,633 | — |
 PeruPERSouth America | 3.06012 | 55,452 | — |
 BrazilBRASouth America | 2.86028 | 370,588 | — |
 MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 2.80395 | 5,715 | — |
 ChileCHLSouth America | 2.53546 | 29,016 | — |
 LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 2.51294 | 5,432 | — |
 EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 2.46071 | 1,549 | — |
 OmanOMNWestern Asia | 2.42134 | 4,345 | — |
 ItalyITASouthern Europe | 2.29810 | 89,494 | — |
 MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia | 2.28872 | 41,631 | — |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 2.15822 | 10,762 | — |
 South KoreaKOREastern Asia | 2.13904 | 75,797 | — |
 UruguayURYSouth America | 2.09541 | 4,371 | — |
 United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia | 1.76663 | 9,084 | — |
 TongaTONPolynesia | 1.71213 | 103 | — |
 ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 1.56012 | 3,344 | — |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 1.53629 | 469 | — |
 AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 1.53421 | 3,005 | — |
 MoroccoMARNorthern Africa | 1.30619 | 26,913 | — |
 TaiwanTWNEastern Asia | 1.28819 | 29,676 | — |
 GermanyDEUWestern Europe | 1.21681 | 65,812 | — |
 AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 1.20704 | 6,777 | — |
 LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 1.20699 | 1,397 | — |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 1.19346 | 2,137 | — |
 GabonGABMiddle Africa | 1.15157 | 1,069 | — |
 TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 1.14032 | 8,297 | — |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 1.08554 | 51,060 | — |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 0.99606 | 6,153 | — |
 UkraineUKREastern Europe | 0.95018 | 31,385 | — |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 0.89894 | 6,026 | — |
 ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia | 0.89195 | 42,778 | — |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 0.77059 | 64,017 | — |
 BelarusBLREastern Europe | 0.76742 | 5,168 | — |
 KosovoXKXSouthern Europe | 0.74968 | 876 | — |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 0.70732 | 5,490 | — |
 South SudanSSDEastern Africa | 0.68052 | 3,221 | — |
 TuvaluTUVPolynesia | 0.63684 | 4 | — |
 MexicoMEXCentral America | 0.61132 | 42,781 | — |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | 0.60230 | 2,513 | — |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | 0.60125 | 3,897 | — |
 NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 0.54298 | 8,510 | — |
 UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 0.50698 | 9,084 | — |
 El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 0.50477 | 1,826 | — |
 Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia | 0.50089 | 7,947 | — |
 SurinameSURSouth America | 0.49445 | 169 | — |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | 0.48929 | 4,442 | — |
 PolandPOLEastern Europe | 0.48658 | 13,184 | — |
 AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 0.47317 | 11,111 | — |
 ArgentinaARGSouth America | 0.46298 | 11,915 | — |
 PalestinePSEWestern Asia | 0.33960 | 661 | — |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 0.33624 | 5,381 | — |
 CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 0.31659 | 2,744 | — |
 Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 0.31086 | 4,321 | — |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 0.29020 | 1,342 | — |
 FijiFJIMelanesia | 0.27475 | 160 | — |
 IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia | 0.24843 | 39,305 | — |
 TajikistanTJKCentral Asia | 0.24810 | 1,080 | — |
 TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 0.22976 | 5,099 | — |
 AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 0.18936 | 2,131 | — |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 0.17702 | 555 | — |
 Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia | 0.15975 | 45 | — |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 0.15784 | 74 | — |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 0.15421 | 528 | — |
 LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 0.15405 | 553 | — |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 0.11416 | 797 | — |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 0.09656 | 764 | — |
 IndiaINDSouthern Asia | 0.09247 | 70,303 | — |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 0.08041 | 430 | — |
 JapanJPNEastern Asia | 0.06692 | 5,503 | — |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 0.05588 | 314 | — |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 0.04200 | 4,489 | — |
 BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 0.04082 | 18 | — |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 0.03919 | 139 | — |
 BeninBENWestern Africa | 0.03600 | 175 | — |
 EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 0.03592 | 1,917 | — |
 HaitiHTICaribbean | 0.03534 | 199 | — |
 KiribatiKIRMicronesia | 0.03230 | 2 | — |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 0.02400 | 179 | — |
| MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 0.02210 | 704 | — |
02In 2008
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- Luxembourg26.49021
- New Zealand18.89046
- Croatia13.09372
- Iceland12.12014
- Estonia10.67731
A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 1.25250. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
032007 → 2008
Since 2007
What changed between 2007 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +7 / −0countries joined / left
- 111values changed, of 111 in both
- 55 · 56rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
Fell most
- New Zealand25.06433 → 18.89046−6.17387
- Iceland17.62721 → 12.12014−5.50707
- United Kingdom11.14486 → 8.86326−2.28159
- Montenegro10.37889 → 8.21862−2.16028
- Estonia12.76519 → 10.67731−2.08788
+ Azerbaijan+ Bulgaria+ China+ Cabo Verde+ Laos+ Sri Lanka+ LuxembourgBoth years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.
04Caveats
Read before you use
What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.
One year of the 2025 release
Every year in this series comes from World Bank Group’s 2025 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 2008.
Which end is better
A higher value is the better result.
117 empty cells
An empty cell means the publisher gave no figure. It is never a zero.
05The files
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World Bank Group (2008). New Business Density, 2008 [data set], describing 2008. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/new-business-density/2008
0619 held
Other years
‹ The year before
New Business Density, 2007111 countries
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New Business Density, 2009123 countries
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New Business Density: every year19 held, with the data dictionary, coverage and licence.
How it has moved, charted by country
07Questions
New Business Density, 2008: questions and answers
Which country has the highest new business density in New Business Density, 2008?
Luxembourg, at 26.49021, of the 118 countries in the file.
What year does New Business Density, 2008 describe?
2008.
How many countries does New Business Density, 2008 cover?
118.
Where can I download New Business Density, 2008?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is New Business Density, 2008 the newest?
No. The newest held here is New Business Density, 2024.