Statistics Norway

New established enterprises, survival and growth

3   New established enterprises, by survival, organizational structure and year
Organizational structure Year of establishing Total Survived one year Survived two years Survived three years
Number of enterprises Per cent enterprises Number of enterprises Per cent enterprises Number of enterprises Per cent enterprises
Survived "Asleep" Survived "Asleep" Survived "Asleep" Survived "Asleep" Survived Survived
Total 2001 35 537 20 573 1 240 57.9 3.5 17 501  501 49.2 1.4 15 128 42.6
  2002 39 041 22 077 1 252 56.5 3.2 19 414   49.7      
  2003 38 747 20 683   53.4              
General partnership 2001 1 123  703 28 62.6 2.5  568 14 50.6 1.2  478 42.6
  2002  886  508 30 57.3 3.4  439   49.5      
  2003  896  525   58.6              
Privat limited company 2001 10 052 7 809  409 77.7 4.1 7 090  196 70.5 1.9 6 298 62.7
  2002 9 502 7 577  386 79.7 4.1 7 048   74.2      
  2003 9 228 7 188   77.9              
Public limited company 2001 34 26 1 76.5 2.9 21 2 61.8 5.9 20 58.8
  2002 14 9   64.3   8   57.1      
  2003 9 5   55.6              
General partnership with shared liability 2001 1 166  707 45 60.6 3.9  621 10 53.3 0.9  506 43.4
  2002 1 258  783 32 62.2 2.5  654   52.0      
  2003 1 459  801   54.9              
Sole proprietorship 2001 22 316 10 929  730 49.0 3.3 8 929  273 40.0 1.2 7 595 34.0
  2002 26 825 12 940  784 48.2 2.9 11 019   41.1      
  2003 26 279 11 810   44.9              
Other legal forms 2001  846  399 27 47.2 3.2  272 6 32.2 0.7  231 27.3
  2002  556  260 20 46.8 3.6  246   44.2      
  2003  876  354   40.4              

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