Press Release: Mercantile Companies Statistics (MC). April 2024. Provisional data.

Main results

The number of mercantile companies created increased by 36.3% in April compared to the same month in 2023.
The number of dissolved companies increased by 19.6% compared to the same month in 2023.

More information

Annex of tables (includes information from the Autonomous Communities)
Detailed results

In April, 11,752 mercantile companies were incorporated, 36.3% more than in the same month of 2023. The subscribed capital for incorporation recorded an annual increase of 72.1% and the average capital subscribed (41,100 euros) increased by 26.3%.

In addition, 2,830 companies increased their capital, 25.3% more than in April 2023. The subscribed capital in capital increases rose by 37.7%.

The number of dissolved mercantile companies increased by 19.6% in annual rate. 82.7% of them did so voluntarily.

Mercantile companies created, increasing their capital and dissolved. April 2024

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Results by main economic activity principal

18.2% of the mercantile companies incorporated in April corresponded to Trade, and 16.6% to Real estate, financial and insurance companies. As for the dissolved companies, 19.5% were in Trade and 16.6% in Construction.

Mercantile companies created by main economic activity. April 2024

Percentage

Mercantile companies dissolved by main economic activity. April 2024

Percentage

The economic activity with the largest subscribed capital of mercantile companies incorporated was Real estate, financial and insurance, with 296.255 million euros. In turn, Information and communications companies had the lowest capital, with 3.89 million.

Capital subscribed of mercantile companies created by main economic activity. April 2024

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Results by Autonomous Community

Extremadura (91.0%), Comunidad Foral de Navarra (84.3%) and Cantabria (66.1%) had the highest annual increases in the number of mercantile companies incorporated.

La Rioja (11.1%), Castilla y León (14.8%) and Principado de Asturias (15.5%) recorded the lowest increases.

Annual variation in mercantile companies created by Autonomous Community. April 2024

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Revision and updating of data

The data for 2024 are provisional and will be reviewed when the data for the same period next year are published. All results of this operation are available on INEbase.

Methodological note

The Mercantile Companies Statistics were created by Order of 30 April 1938. Their objective is to measure the demographics of companies, providing monthly information, at provincial and Autonomous Community level, on the companies incorporated, dissolved and those in which there have been changes in capital.

The source of information is the Central Mercantile Registry, which collects all provincial information on the registration of companies and entrepreneurs, as well as mercantile acts determined by law.

Type of survey:: continuous monthly survey.
Population scope:: set of companies registered in the Central Mercantile Register.
Geographical scope:: the entire national territory, by Autonomous Communities and provinces.
Reference period of the results:: the calendar month.
Reference period of the information:: the calendar month.
Collection method:: official records.

More information on the methodology and the standardised methodological report.

INE statistics are produced in accordance with the Code of Good Practice for European Statistics. More information on Quality at the INE and the Code of Best Practice.