Business creation: 23,804 new registrations noted in the 3rd quarter of 2026

In total, 23,804 new registrations were recorded by the National Directory of Companies and Associations (RNEA) in the third quarter of 2026, an increase of 7.3% compared to the previous quarter, during which 22,180 registrations were recorded. This is what emerges from the Quarterly Bulletin on new registrations in NINEA (BTNIN) published Thursday by the National Agency for Statistics and Demography (Ansd).

In the third quarter of 2026, the National Directory of Companies and Associations (RNEA) recorded 23,804 new registrations, an increase of 7.3% compared to the previous quarter, during which 22,180 registrations were recorded. Year-on-year, the number of new registrations also shows an increase of 17.8% compared to the third quarter of 2025.

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“New registrations remain largely dominated by individual companies, which account for 71.6% of registrations in the third quarter of 2026. They are followed by Economic Interest Groups (EIGs), which represent 7.5% of registrations. Limited Liability Companies (SARL) and Single-member Limited Liability Companies (SUARL) have respective shares of 2.8% and 2.4%,” explains the National Agency for Statistics and Demography (Ansd).

According to the National Directory of Companies and Associations (RNEA), the sectoral analysis of new registrations reveals a predominance of commerce, which accounts for 28.8% of registrations of legal entities and 70.5% of those of individual companies.

For the latter, the other most represented sectors are business services (6%), personal and miscellaneous services (5.7%), transport and telecommunications (4.3%), agriculture, livestock and fishing (3.9%), as well as construction and public works (3.3%).

Dakar remains in the lead in terms of business creation

On the other hand, the document reveals that the textile industries and the food industries occupy a marginal place, with respective shares of 1.5% and 1.1% of new registrations. Geographically, new registrations remain highly concentrated in the Dakar region, which accounts for 51.7% of registrations.

The regions of Thiès and Diourbel follow, with respective shares of 14.4% and 7.3%. Conversely, the regions of Sédhiou (1.5%), Kaffrine (1.3%) and Kédougou (0.9%) display the lowest proportions of new registrations.

“The distribution of new registrations of individual businesses according to the sex of the entrepreneur reveals a male predominance in the third quarter of 2026. Indeed, men represent 67.6% of registrations, compared to 32.4% for women,” the report continues.

The distribution of new registrations of individual businesses according to the age of the entrepreneur shows a predominance of people aged 25 to 34, who represent 39.6% of registrations during the period. On the other hand, the 5 entrepreneurs under 25 years old represent only 13.2% of new registrations, reflecting a more limited presence of this age category.

Mariama DIEME