Against the backdrop of Reform and Opening-up and the establishment of a socialist market economy with Chinese characteristics, market entities across various industries and economic sectors actively engage in market activities, providing continuous momentum for market development in China and globally.
According to Chinese regulations, establishing a company requires registration with administrative authorities, disclosing essential information including primary business classification (主营业务分类), registered address (注册地址), registered capital (注册资金), and registration date (注册日期). These disclosures offer valuable data for studying enterprise survival, industry coverage, and market vitality.
However, researchers face challenges in utilizing this data: the sheer volume conveys complexity comparable to grains of sand in the Ganges, rendering data acquisition and processing extremely time-consuming. To facilitate academic research, CnOpenData processes and statistically compiles industrial and commercial registration data, providing multidimensional statistical outputs.
Data Features
- Geographical Coverage: Detailed statistics on enterprises across 32 provinces/municipalities/autonomous regions;
- Temporal Scope: Comprehensive data spanning 1980 to mid-October 2024, capturing China’s industrial-commercial evolution since its founding;
- Industry Coverage: Enterprise information across 20 industries (e.g., wholesale and retail, accommodation and catering, manufacturing), classified hierarchically into category (门类), major group (大类), medium group (种类), and minor group (小类);
- Entry-Exit Metrics: Includes counts of newly established (新增企业数量) and deregistered enterprises (注销企业数量), enabling calculation of surviving enterprises (存续企业数量);
- Multidimensional Analysis: Statistical processing across 2D, 3D, and 4D dimensions (二维/三维/四维), featuring rich fields and comprehensive tables.
Citing Literature
- Chu Deyin, Cheng Yangfan & Liu Wenlong, 2024: "Tax Business Environment Optimization and Employment Stability: Evidence from Macro-Micro Integration", Journal of Finance and Economics No. 11.
- Wen Qiang & Fang Ying, 2023: "Housing Price Control and Industrial Pollution: Evidence from Real Estate Market Regulation", The World Economy No. 6.
Data Scale
Temporal Coverage
1980 - Mid-October 2024
Field Display
中国工商企业进入退出信息表（二维）
中国工商企业进入退出信息表（三维）
中国工商企业进入退出信息表（四维）
Sample Data
This page displays 2D statistical tables only. For detailed multidimensional tables, navigate via the left menu.
省份-年度-企业数量信息表
城市-年度-企业数量信息表
区县-年度-企业数量信息表
门类行业-年度-企业数量信息表
大类行业-年度-企业数量信息表
中类行业-年度-企业数量信息表
小类行业-年度-企业数量信息表
企业性质-年度-企业数量信息表
Relevant Literature
- Lu Yao & Wu Jiahe, 2024: "Spillover Effects of Capital Markets on Enterprise Entry and Exit", The World Economy No. 5.
- Wen Qiang & Fang Ying, 2023: "Housing Price Control and Industrial Pollution: Evidence from Real Estate Market Regulation", The World Economy No. 6.
- Li Shuo, Wang Min & Zhang Dandan, 2022: "Central Environmental Inspection and Enterprise Entry: Evidence from Business Registration Data", The World Economy No. 1.
- Zhao Tao, Zhang Zhi & Liang Shangkun, 2020: "Digital Economy, Entrepreneurial Activity, and High-Quality Development: Empirical Evidence from Chinese Cities", Management World No. 10.
- Ye Wenping, Li Xinchun & Chen Qiangyuan, 2018: "Impact of Floating Population on Urban Entrepreneurial Activity: Mechanisms and Evidence", Economic Research Journal No. 6.
- Panle Jia Barwick, Luming Chen, Shanjun Li, Xiaobo Zhang, 2025: "Entry Deregulation, Market Turnover, and Efficiency: China's Business Registration Reform", The Review of Economics and Statistics.
Update Frequency
Annual update