Trends
Growing and declining municipalities
Where businesses are opening and closing – from the start and end dates of every place of business in the Central Coordinating Register (Brønnøysund). Showing Painter & decorator.
Counting: All company forms, excl. holding companies.
Active in Norway
4,210
2,869 three years ago
3-year change
+46.7%
net +1,341 businesses
Opened / closed (12 mo.)
527 / 0
12-month change +14.3%
Closure rate (12 mo.)
0.0%
of businesses active a year ago
Openings and closures per year
OpenedClosed
Active businesses over time
Declining fastest
Change in active businesses over 3 years (at least 10 businesses three years ago).
| Area | 3 yrs ago → now | Net | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| No municipalities with a noticeable decline. | |||
Growing fastest
Change in active businesses over 3 years (at least 10 businesses three years ago).
| Area | 3 yrs ago → now | Net | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holmestrand kommune | 10 → 22 | +12 | +120% |
| Grimstad kommune | 11 → 23 | +12 | +109% |
| Stavanger kommune | 51 → 104 | +53 | +104% |
| Bjørnafjorden kommune | 17 → 30 | +13 | +76% |
| Klepp kommune | 12 → 21 | +9 | +75% |
| Tønsberg kommune | 32 → 55 | +23 | +72% |
| Askøy kommune | 14 → 24 | +10 | +71% |
| Sandnes kommune | 44 → 75 | +31 | +70% |
| Ålesund kommune | 25 → 42 | +17 | +68% |
| Lillehammer kommune | 12 → 20 | +8 | +67% |
| Kristiansund kommune | 12 → 20 | +8 | +67% |
| Lørenskog kommune | 61 → 101 | +40 | +66% |
| Asker kommune | 54 → 89 | +35 | +65% |
| Arendal kommune | 17 → 28 | +11 | +65% |
| Trondheim kommune | 83 → 135 | +52 | +63% |
Most closures, last 12 months
| Area | Closed | Opened | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| No closures recorded. | |||
Highest closure rate, last 12 months
Closures as a share of businesses active a year ago.
| Area | Closed | A year ago | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| No closures recorded. | |||
Start-up hotspots
New businesses in the last 12 months per 10,000 residents.
| Area | Residents | Opened | Per 10,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tvedestrand kommune | 6,430 | 3 | 4.7 |
| Lørenskog kommune | 51,511 | 22 | 4.3 |
| Brønnøy kommune | 7,841 | 2 | 2.6 |
| Vindafjord kommune | 9,181 | 3 | 3.3 |
| Enebakk kommune | 11,697 | 3 | 2.6 |
| Modum kommune | 14,776 | 5 | 3.4 |
| Risør kommune | 6,683 | 2 | 3.0 |
| Holmestrand kommune | 27,086 | 6 | 2.2 |
| Frogn kommune | 16,429 | 3 | 1.8 |
| Stord kommune | 19,276 | 4 | 2.1 |
| Sandnes kommune | 85,785 | 14 | 1.6 |
| Skaun kommune | 8,574 | 2 | 2.3 |