South Africa · business
Status: YELLOW · partial · last row 2026-11-08
newly registered limited-liability companies (World Bank/IC.BUS.NREG); not a company register
Measured values
| metric | value | year | source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ease of doing business score (archived 2020) | 67.01897000000001 | 2020 | World Bank Doing Business archive (DB2020 revised, project discontinued 2021) |
| legal entities with LEI (GLEIF) | 3,495 | 2026 | GLEIF concatenated file 2026-10-31 |
| newly registered limited-liability companies | 494,475 | 2024 | World Bank |
| WIPO industrial design statistics (indicator 105, direct filings) | 64.1 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO industrial design statistics (indicator 106, direct filings) | 8.7 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO industrial design statistics (indicator 50, total filings) | 1,391 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO industrial design statistics (indicator 50, direct filings) | 1,114 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO industrial design statistics (indicator 50, in force / detailed) | 1,747 | 2010 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO industrial design statistics (indicator 51, total filings) | 1,391 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO industrial design statistics (indicator 51, direct filings) | 1,085 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO industrial design statistics (indicator 51, in force / detailed) | 1,747 | 2010 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO industrial design statistics (indicator 52, direct filings) | 29 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO industrial design statistics (indicator 53, total filings) | 1,352 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO industrial design statistics (indicator 53, direct filings) | 1,027 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO industrial design statistics (indicator 53, in force / detailed) | 4 | 2019 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO industrial design statistics (indicator 54, direct filings) | 29 | 2022 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO industrial design statistics (indicator 55, total filings) | 1 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO industrial design statistics (indicator 55, direct filings) | 1 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO industrial design statistics (indicator 55, in force / detailed) | 1 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO industrial design statistics (indicator 56, direct filings) | 3 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO industrial design statistics (indicator 57, total filings) | 1 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO industrial design statistics (indicator 57, direct filings) | 1 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO industrial design statistics (indicator 57, in force / detailed) | 4 | 2019 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO industrial design statistics (indicator 58, direct filings) | 3 | 2022 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO industrial design statistics (indicator 59, total filings) | 1,391 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO industrial design statistics (indicator 59, direct filings) | 1,332 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO industrial design statistics (indicator 59, in force / detailed) | 1,747 | 2010 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO industrial design statistics (indicator 60, direct filings) | 58 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO industrial design statistics (indicator 61, total filings) | 1,352 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO industrial design statistics (indicator 61, direct filings) | 125 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO industrial design statistics (indicator 61, in force / detailed) | 4 | 2019 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO industrial design statistics (indicator 62, direct filings) | 29 | 2022 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO industrial design statistics (indicator 63, total filings) | 18,295 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO industrial design statistics (indicator 66, total filings) | 1,352 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO industrial design statistics (indicator 66, direct filings) | 1,027 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO industrial design statistics (indicator 66, in force / detailed) | 4 | 2019 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO industrial design statistics (indicator 68, total filings) | 1,391 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO industrial design statistics (indicator 68, direct filings) | 1,390 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO industrial design statistics (indicator 68, in force / detailed) | 1,747 | 2010 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO industrial design statistics (indicator 69, total filings) | 1,352 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO industrial design statistics (indicator 69, direct filings) | 125 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO industrial design statistics (indicator 69, in force / detailed) | 4 | 2019 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO industrial design statistics (indicator 92, total filings) | 1 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO industrial design statistics (indicator 92, direct filings) | 1 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO industrial design statistics (indicator 92, in force / detailed) | 1 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO industrial design statistics (indicator 93, total filings) | 1 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO industrial design statistics (indicator 93, direct filings) | 1 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO industrial design statistics (indicator 93, in force / detailed) | 4 | 2019 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO patent statistics (indicator 100, direct filings) | 40.2 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO patent statistics (indicator 101, direct filings) | 5.5 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO patent statistics (indicator 10, total filings) | 350 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO patent statistics (indicator 10, direct filings) | 1,053 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO patent statistics (indicator 10, in force / detailed) | 2 | 2023 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO patent statistics (indicator 11, total filings) | 231 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO patent statistics (indicator 11, direct filings) | 227 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO patent statistics (indicator 11, in force / detailed) | 1 | 2023 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO patent statistics (indicator 12, total filings) | 119 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO patent statistics (indicator 12, direct filings) | 119 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO patent statistics (indicator 12, in force / detailed) | 1 | 2023 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO patent statistics (indicator 13, total filings) | 268 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO patent statistics (indicator 13, direct filings) | 108 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO patent statistics (indicator 13, in force / detailed) | 6,781 | 1982 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO patent statistics (indicator 14, total filings) | 118 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO patent statistics (indicator 14, direct filings) | 118 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO patent statistics (indicator 14, in force / detailed) | 1 | 2020 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO patent statistics (indicator 15, total filings) | 104,012 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO patent statistics (indicator 15, direct filings) | 6,084 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO patent statistics (indicator 15, in force / detailed) | 104,012 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO patent statistics (indicator 17, total filings) | 1 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO patent statistics (indicator 17, direct filings) | 1 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO patent statistics (indicator 17, in force / detailed) | 1 | 2012 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO patent statistics (indicator 20, direct filings) | 314 | 2023 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO patent statistics (indicator 21, in force / detailed) | 1 | 2018 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO patent statistics (indicator 22, direct filings) | 217 | 2022 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO patent statistics (indicator 23, total filings) | 386 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO patent statistics (indicator 23, direct filings) | 386 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO patent statistics (indicator 23, in force / detailed) | 6,781 | 1982 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO patent statistics (indicator 24, total filings) | 1 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO patent statistics (indicator 24, direct filings) | 1 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO patent statistics (indicator 24, in force / detailed) | 1 | 2012 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO patent statistics (indicator 25, total filings) | 1 | 2023 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO patent statistics (indicator 25, direct filings) | 1 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO patent statistics (indicator 25, in force / detailed) | 2 | 2017 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO patent statistics (indicator 26, total filings) | 1 | 2016 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO patent statistics (indicator 26, direct filings) | 1 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO patent statistics (indicator 26, in force / detailed) | 1 | 2007 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO patent statistics (indicator 27, direct filings) | 458 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO trademark statistics (indicator 103, direct filings) | 2876.9 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO trademark statistics (indicator 104, direct filings) | 391.2 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO trademark statistics (indicator 114, total filings) | 7 | 2018 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO trademark statistics (indicator 117, total filings) | 13 | 2018 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO trademark statistics (indicator 30, total filings) | 14,270 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO trademark statistics (indicator 30, direct filings) | 1,491 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO trademark statistics (indicator 30, in force / detailed) | 35 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO trademark statistics (indicator 31, total filings) | 14,270 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO trademark statistics (indicator 31, direct filings) | 1,488 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO trademark statistics (indicator 31, in force / detailed) | 35 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO trademark statistics (indicator 32, direct filings) | 3 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO trademark statistics (indicator 33, total filings) | 12,917 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO trademark statistics (indicator 33, direct filings) | 1,418 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO trademark statistics (indicator 33, in force / detailed) | 5 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO trademark statistics (indicator 34, direct filings) | 18 | 2022 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO trademark statistics (indicator 35, total filings) | 100 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO trademark statistics (indicator 35, direct filings) | 1,031 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO trademark statistics (indicator 35, in force / detailed) | 1 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO trademark statistics (indicator 36, direct filings) | 3 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO trademark statistics (indicator 37, total filings) | 1 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO trademark statistics (indicator 37, direct filings) | 106 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO trademark statistics (indicator 37, in force / detailed) | 1 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO trademark statistics (indicator 38, direct filings) | 10 | 2022 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO trademark statistics (indicator 39, total filings) | 14,270 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO trademark statistics (indicator 39, direct filings) | 12,996 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO trademark statistics (indicator 39, in force / detailed) | 35 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO trademark statistics (indicator 40, direct filings) | 10 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO trademark statistics (indicator 41, total filings) | 12,917 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO trademark statistics (indicator 41, direct filings) | 14,362 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO trademark statistics (indicator 41, in force / detailed) | 5 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO trademark statistics (indicator 42, direct filings) | 28 | 2022 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO trademark statistics (indicator 43, total filings) | 418,884 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO trademark statistics (indicator 47, total filings) | 12,917 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO trademark statistics (indicator 47, direct filings) | 1,418 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO trademark statistics (indicator 47, in force / detailed) | 5 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO trademark statistics (indicator 48, total filings) | 14,270 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO trademark statistics (indicator 48, direct filings) | 13,006 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO trademark statistics (indicator 48, in force / detailed) | 35 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO trademark statistics (indicator 49, total filings) | 12,917 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO trademark statistics (indicator 49, direct filings) | 14,362 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO trademark statistics (indicator 49, in force / detailed) | 5 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO trademark statistics (indicator 90, total filings) | 100 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO trademark statistics (indicator 90, direct filings) | 1,031 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO trademark statistics (indicator 90, in force / detailed) | 1 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO trademark statistics (indicator 91, total filings) | 1 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO trademark statistics (indicator 91, direct filings) | 106 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO trademark statistics (indicator 91, in force / detailed) | 1 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO utility model statistics (indicator 70, direct filings) | 1 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO utility model statistics (indicator 71, direct filings) | 1 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO utility model statistics (indicator 72, direct filings) | 1 | 2022 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO utility model statistics (indicator 73, direct filings) | 2 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO utility model statistics (indicator 74, direct filings) | 1 | 2023 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |
| WIPO utility model statistics (indicator 75, direct filings) | 2 | 2024 | WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (2024 release) |