Business creations in French Guiana, France
Business creations in French Guiana, France stood at 3,966 Enterprises in 2025, according to INSEE – Créations d'entreprises au niveau départemental, régional et national (SIDE), Melodi. It is one of the indicators in the Business creations by département table (Value · Annual), with a complete series running from 2012 to 2025. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Business creations by département table
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France (including Mayotte) | 1,165,795 | 1,111,238 | 1,051,476 | 1,061,969 | 1,050,520 | 900,169 | 864,557 | 749,330 | 657,591 | 603,540 | |
| Overseas départements | |||||||||||
| French Guiana | 3,966 | 3,540 | 3,343 | 3,087 | 2,952 | 2,010 | 1,960 | 1,918 | 1,495 | 1,570 |
Understanding business creations in French Guiana, France
Enumerating corporate setups and independent sole proprietorship undertakings officially recorded within French Guiana, this metric reflects annual entrepreneurial entry dynamics. The scope incorporates both standard incorporated commercial companies and the simplified micro-entrepreneur framework. Excluded are administrative renewals, legal transfers from other administrative regions, and informal economic operations lacking formal registry status. The uniqueness of this series stems from its exclusive geographical restriction to French Guiana, separating its trend lines from those of other overseas territories and mainland regions.
Analyst interpretation should account for localized administrative procedures that might occasionally alter the timing of registry entries and subsequent publication revisions. Assessing the trajectory is most reliable through year-on-year comparisons rather than sequential measures, which can be overly sensitive to localized administrative scheduling. Comparing this series directly to employment statistics can mislead, because a substantial fraction of newly registered units operate without employees.
Frequently asked questions
- What types of legal structures are counted in French Guiana business creations?
- Both standard corporate entities and individual micro-entrepreneurs completing official registration are included.
- Are businesses from outside French Guiana counted if they open an office there?
- Only entities establishing a primary legal domicile within French Guiana contribute to this specific geographical aggregate.
- Can these figures be used to measure total active enterprises?
- No, because the series measures gross additions and does not account for business closures or bankruptcies.