Japan: number of enterprises

This statistic depicts the total number of enterprises operating in Japan in 2012 and 2016. In 2016, the number of business enterprises operatuing in Japan amounted to approximately 3.86 million, a decrease from over four million enterprises in 2012.

Number of business enterprises operating in Japan in 2012 and 2016 (in millions)

Characteristic	Number of enterprises in millions
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June 2018

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Region

Japan

Survey time period

2012 and 2016

Supplementary notes

According to the source, the survey was conducted on all establishments and enterprises in Japan excluding the following establishments and enterprises:
1) Establishments of national and local public entities.
2) Establishments of individual proprietorships that fall under Division A, “agriculture and forestry” of the Japan Standard Industrial Classification.
3) Establishments of individual proprietorships that fall under Division B, “fisheries” of the Japan Standard Industrial Classification.
4) Establishments that fall under Group 792, “domestic services” in Division N, “living-related and personal services and amusement services” of the Japan Standard Industrial Classification.
5) Establishments that fall under Major Group 96, “foreign governments and international agencies in Japan” in Division R, “services, n.e.c.” of the Japan Standard Industrial Classification.

Values have been rounded.

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