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

Main results

The number of mercantile companies increased by 7.5% in November compared to the same month in 2023.
The number of dissolved companies increased by 3.7% year-on-year.

More information

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

In November, 9,970 mercantile companies were incorporated, 7.5% more than in the same month in 2023. The subscribed capital for incorporation recorded an annual decrease of 12.9% and the average subscribed capital (49,940 euros) fell by 19.0%.

In addition, 2,423 companies increased their capital, 5.9% more than in November 2023. Capital subscribed in capital increases fell by 19.8%.

The number of dissolved companies grew by 3.7% year-on-year. 83.4% of them did so voluntarily.

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Results by main economic activity principal

17.6% of the mercantile companies created in November corresponded to Real Estate, Finance and Insurance and 17.1% to Trade. As for dissolved companies, 19.9% were engaged in Trade and 15.0% in Construction.

Mercantile companies created by main economic activity. November 2024

Percentage

Mercantile companies dissolved by main economic activity. November 2024

Percentage

The economic activity with the largest subscribed capital of mercantile companies incorporated was Real estate, financial and insurance, with 344.05 million euros. In turn, Information and communications companies had the lowest capital, with 3.33 million.

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

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Results by Autonomous Community

Cantabria (41.8%), Principado de Asturias (38.2%) and Castilla y León (27.3%) recorded the highest annual growth in the number of mercantile companies incorporated in November.

Meanwhile, La Rioja (-35.4%), Galicia (-6.8%) and País Vasco (-5.9%) recorded the largest decreases.

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

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Data revision and updating

The data for 2024 are provisional and will be reviewed when the data for the same period of 2025 are published. All the results of this operation are available at 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.