Name: Firms Formally Registered when Started Operations in the Country (% of firms)
Creator: World Bank
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

wb-indicators:IC.FRM.REG.ZS

Firms Formally Registered when Started Operations in the Country (% of firms)

World Bank

Publisher: World Bank
Source: World Bank Indicators (wb-indicators)
Status: Active
Formats: JSON
Licence: CC-BY-4.0 — World Bank Terms — CC BY 4.0 (Indicators API) · open
Standard: WB API v2
Countries: 33 countries and areas — see list below
Dataset id: wb-indicators:IC.FRM.REG.ZS
Last verified: 2026-09-27

Geographic coverage

Firms Formally Registered when Started Operations in the Country (% of firms) carries observations for 33 countries and areas:

Angola · Benin · Burkina Faso · Botswana · Central African Republic · Cote d'Ivoire · Cameroon · Congo, Dem. Rep. · Congo, Rep. · Cape Verde · Algeria · Egypt, Arab Rep. · Eritrea · Ethiopia · Gabon · Ghana · Liberia · Lesotho · Morocco · Madagascar · Mali · Mozambique · Mauritius · Malawi · Niger · Rwanda · Senegal · Sierra Leone · Chad · Togo · South Africa · Zambia · Zimbabwe

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