On 132,507, new business registration (business operations) for all sectors of the economy reached 132,507, showing an increase of 18.3% compared to 2023 that had risen to 112,002.

In contrast, business bankruptcies were 200, down 12.3% compared to 2023 that had risen to 228.

According to ELSTAT, For the areas of economic activity with the highest contribution to the total turnover, according to data from the Business Statistics in 2021, the largest increase in the number of new business registrations in 2024 compared to 2023, was recorded in the “Transfer and Storage” sector (35.3%) and in the “Construction” sector (17.3%). While a decrease was recorded in the “supply of electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning” (26%) and in the “wholesale and retail trade, motorcycle repair of motorcycles and motorcycles” (0.5%).

New business registrations in the fourth quarter of 2024 amounted to 34,784, showing a 26.3% increase over the fourth quarter of 2023, which had risen to 27,542 and a 28.3% increase compared to the third quarter of 2024, which had risen to 27,106.

For the areas of economic activity with the highest contribution to the overall turnover, according to data from the Business Statistics in 2021, the largest increase in the number of new business registrations, in the fourth quarter of 2024 compared to the 4th quarter of 2023, it was recorded in the sector of “electricity, gas and gas” (26%”and 26%) and 26 Storage “(26.1%), while the largest decline was recorded in the” processing “sector (12.3%) and in the” financial and insurance activities “sector (9.2%).

The areas of economic activity, which have noted the largest number of new business registrations, per large geographical area of ​​Greece, are:

  • Northern Greece: “Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries”, with 1,960 registrations in a total of 7,417.
  • Central Greece: “Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries”, with 4,691 registrations in a total of 8,818.
  • Attica: “Professional, Scientific and Technical Activities”, with 2,277 records of 13,337.
  • Aegean islands: “Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries”, with 2,689 registrations of 5,212.

The areas of economic activity, which have noted the largest number of new business registrations, by category of legal form of business, are:

  • Individual Businesses: “Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries”, with 10,512 registrations in a total of 23,756.
  • Personal businesses: “wholesale and retail, motorcycle and motorcycle repair”, with 1,257 records of 5,807.
  • Capital Enterprises: “Real Estate Management”, with 131 registrations in a total of 477.
  • Other legal forms: “Real Estate Management”, with 754 records of 4,744.

Business bankruptcies in the fourth quarter of 2024 amounted to 36, down 34.5% compared to the fourth quarter of 2023, which had been 55.