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Domain: 2 Economic Statistics

Theme: 2.3 Business Statistics

List of Tables

2.3-1.1 Registration of new companies & other entities by year: 2000 - 2019 and type of company, in units
2.3-1.2 Company registration by year: 2002 - 2019 and type, in units
2.3-1.3 Agents by as at end of year (31st december), year: 1999 - 2019, in units
2.3-1.4 Registration of new companies by month: 2003 - 2005, in units
2.3-1.5 Registration of new companies by month: 2006 - 2008, in units
2.3-1.6 Registration of new companies by month: 2009 - 2011, in units
2.3-1.7 Registration of new companies by month: 2012 - 2014, in units
2.3-1.8 Registration of new companies by month: 2015 - 2019, in units
2.3-2.1 Business establishments by year: 2001 - 2003, industry and size, in units
2.3-2.2 Business establishments by year: 2003 - 2006, industry and size, in units

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Business Statistics
Economy wide statistics on the activities of enterprises, which covers work on economic statistics across difference sectors/industries. Add
economic activities of establishments, business demography, establishment by size class.

Definitions
New Companies Companies being registered in Anguilla as a new entity rather than an existing company continuing from another juri
Foreign this type of company exists in an other jurisdiction but has a branch in Anguilla

ABC Anguilla Business Company

CONIBC continued in international business company
CAC company act company
CONCAC continued in company act company
IBC International Business Companies - this type of company is not allowed to operate business in Anguilla or own land
LLC Limited Liability Company- This type of company is similar to an IBC.
LP Limited Partnership

Symbols
The following symbols may have been used in tables and charts:
0 Nil
- Figure not available
% Per cent
C Confidential
… Figure can not be published
--- figure to small to be expresses (Less than…... )
XCD Eastern Caribbean Dollar
USD United States of America Dollar
M Million
n.a. Not applicable
ence sectors/industries. Additionally, statistics on

continuing from another jurisdiction

ess in Anguilla or own land in Anguilla

Table 2.3-1.1

Business Statistics
Registration of new companies & other entities
Year: 2000 - 2019 and type of company
In units

Type of company 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
International Business Companies (IBCs) 568 867 704 569 898 1,734 2,781 2,142 2,022
Overseas IBCs 70 154 47 76 114 73 116 53 38
New Companies 193 178 202 168 194 301 275 313 253
Limited Liability Companies 14 23 27 39 41 43 59 84 90
Other Companies* 17 16 7 8 9 19 23 14 12
Total new companies 862 1,238 987 860 1,256 2,170 3,254 2,606 2,415
Percentage (%) Change 43.62 -20.27 -12.87 46.05 72.77 49.95 -19.91 -7.33

* Ltd Partnership and Trust Companies

Source: Registry of Commercial Activities

 % change
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2019/18
1,942 1,856 4,029 4,353 4,242 3,628 3,578 4,956 4,018 2,809 936 -66.68
29 102 50 29 14 15 16 39 134 25 17 -32.00
230 132 147 0 0 114 126 104 69 77 64 -16.88
95 55 69 0 0 51 78 42 38 20 26 30.00
5 6 7 3 3 15 28 35 16 10 9 -10.00
2,301 2,151 4,302 4,385 4,259 3,823 3,826 5,176 4,275 2,941 1,052
-4.72 -6.52 100.00 1.93 -2.87 -10.24 0.08 35.28 -17.41 -31.20 -64.23
Table 2.3-1.2

Business Statistics
Company registration
Year: 2002 - 2019 and type
In units

TYPE 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

CAC 1,044 1,163 1,365 1,698 1,853 2,137 2,377
IBC 1,697 2,167 3,156 4,976 7,222 9,366 11,386
LLC 63 89 120 155 205 406 496
LP 9 10 16 15 24 35 38
TRUST 7 10 13 15 15 14 14
Total 2,820 3,439 4,670 6,859 9,319 11,958 14,311

Source: Registry of Commercial Activities

 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
2,088 2,069 1,953 1,869 1,827 1,785 1,739 1,737 1,656
11,109 10,976 13,236 15,622 17,110 17,192 17,845 19,601 20,659
450 489 363 423 475 465 531 531 437
30 34 36 39 42 35 37 40 38
13 13 13 13 13 22 16 16 16
13,690 13,581 15,601 17,966 19,467 19,499 20,168 21,925 22,806
2018 2019
1,550 1,464
18,374 14,764
384 364
40 45
16 16
20,364 16,653
Table 2.3-1.3

Business Statistics
Agents
As at end of year (31st December), Year: 1999 - 2019
In units

Agents 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Company Managers (onshore) 23 24 30 41 41 43 40
Trust Companies 5 6 8 8 8 8 8
Offshore Agents 22 38 57 62 50 52 57
Agents currently on demo website 2 40 41 41 41 41 41
Total 52 108 136 152 140 144 146

Source: Registry of Commercial Activities

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
53 65 71 77 79 81 83 87 92 96 101 77
10 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 17 17 17 16
66 104 114 120 132 133 136 143 144 146 146 49
41 310 310 n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a 1
170 493 509 211 225 228 233 244 253 259 264 143
2018 2019
72 71
16 17
0 3
1 n.a
89 91
Table 2.3-1.4

Business Statistics
Registration of new companies
Month: 2003 - 2005
In units

International
Business Overseas New
Month Companies (IBCs) IBCs Companies LLC/LP* Foreign Total
2003
January 51 3 7 6 1 68
February 37 11 13 5 0 66
March 35 10 9 4 0 58
April 40 3 14 4 1 62
May 46 2 14 2 0 64
June 45 2 12 1 0 60
July 59 2 19 2 1 83
August 31 10 7 3 0 51
September 49 4 20 2 3 78
October 68 7 26 5 2 108
November 51 16 14 3 0 84
December 57 6 13 2 0 78
Total 569 76 168 39 8 860

2004
January 72 32 18 1 0 123
February 62 45 15 4 1 127
March 98 8 24 6 1 137
April 56 1 13 3 0 73
May 41 8 10 3 0 62
June 70 2 14 0 1 87
July 83 0 9 2 0 94
August 69 1 10 4 0 84
September 69 5 16 4 1 95
October 75 0 16 3 2 96
November 97 1 18 8 2 126
December 106 11 31 3 1 152
Total 898 114 194 41 9 1,256

2005
January 94 1 22 5 2 124
February 135 1 20 2 3 161
March 156 9 27 3 0 195
April 150 7 23 2 2 184
May 196 9 29 3 0 237
June 192 7 40 2 3 244
July 130 6 22 4 3 165
August 148 4 19 3 0 174
September 130 5 24 1 1 161
October 119 5 22 7 2 155
November 167 4 17 4 2 194
December 117 15 36 7 1 176
Total 1,734 73 301 43 19 2,170

Source: Registry of Commercial Activities

Table 2.3-1.5

Business Statistics
Registration of new companies
Month: 2006 - 2008
In units

International
Business Overseas New
Month Companies (IBCs) IBCs Companies LLC/LP* Foreign Total
2006
January 269 5 23 8 1 306
February 97 7 14 1 1 120
March 160 0 34 3 0 197
April 149 4 24 2 1 180
May 161 2 22 6 1 192
June 137 1 24 1 0 163
July 124 11 20 4 3 162
August 136 5 24 1 8 174
September 112 14 24 7 0 157
October 153 5 20 8 3 189
November 1,000 26 11 14 5 1,056
December 283 36 35 4 0 358
Total 2,781 116 275 59 23 3,254

2007
January 178 3 33 2 3 219
February 155 0 37 7 2 201
March 173 7 21 1 0 202
April 159 6 27 2 3 197
May 193 8 25 7 1 234
June 218 7 28 10 0 263
July 159 5 22 8 1 195
August 162 5 15 10 1 193
September 172 2 26 14 0 214
October 201 3 15 0 2 221
November 204 5 31 10 0 250
December 168 2 33 13 1 217
Total 2,142 53 313 84 14 2,606

2008
January 250 5 26 5 2 288
February 139 1 21 16 2 179
March 188 0 15 3 0 206
April 197 0 26 17 0 240
May 172 0 23 7 0 202
June 144 4 9 10 2 169
July 165 6 22 6 3 202
August 139 3 20 8 1 171
September 200 2 16 6 0 224
October 174 3 10 0 0 187
 November 111 3 14 9 0 137
December 143 11 51 3 2 210
Total 2,022 38 253 90 12 2,415

Source: Registry of Commercial Activities

Table 2.3-1.6

Business Statistics
Registration of new companies
Month: 2009 - 2011
In units

International
Business Companies Overseas New
Month (IBCs) IBCs Companies LLC/LP* Foundation Foreign
2009
January 147 0 10 10 0 0
February 120 0 10 12 0 2
March 159 3 12 9 0 1
April 157 1 12 3 4 0
May 162 5 14 11 3 0
June 146 2 12 16 0 0
July 168 3 42 4 0 1
August 293 3 16 5 1 0
September 149 1 26 1 0 0
October 187 1 18 10 0 0
November 135 3 19 6 0 0
December 119 7 39 8 2 1
Total 1,942 29 230 95 10 5

2010
January 153 2 10 1 1 1
February 156 1 9 4 1 1
March 115 1 9 4 1 1
April 150 5 11 3 1 0
May 141 2 9 5 3 0
June 156 2 8 5 0 0
July 151 2 13 8 2 0
August 143 1 5 6 0 1
September 154 8 8 5 1 0
October 140 7 7 6 0 0
November 174 58 14 2 0 1
December 223 13 29 6 0 1
Total 1,856 102 132 55 10 6

2011
January 236 0 20 5 0 1
February 184 5 6 6 0 0
March 601 0 13 0 0 1
April 120 4 5 2 0 0
May 195 3 13 3 0 1
June 358 3 11 13 0 2
July 259 5 5 13 0 1
August 253 2 13 5 0 0
September 324 3 14 7 0 1
October 296 14 13 5 0 0
 November 595 1 8 3 0 0
December 608 10 26 7 0 0
Total 4,029 50 147 69 0 7

* IBC International Business Companies- this type of company is not allowed to operate business in Anguilla or own land in A
* Overseas IBC
* LLC Limited Liability Company- This type of company is similar to an IBC.
* LP - Limited Partnership
* Foreign- this type of company exists in an other jurisdiction but has a branch in Anguilla
* New Companies- Companies being registered in Anguilla as a new entity rather than an existing company continuing in from

Source: Registry of Commercial Activities

Total

167
144
184
177
195
176
218
318
177
216
163
176
2,311

168
172
131
170
160
171
176
156
176
160
249
272
2,161

262
201
615
131
215
387
283
273
349
328
 607
651
4,302

usiness in Anguilla or own land in Anguilla

existing company continuing in from another jurisdiction

Table 2.3-1.7

Business Statistics
Registration of new companies
Month: 2012 - 2014
In units

International
Business Companies Overseas New
Month (IBCs) IBCs Companies LLC/LP* Foundation Foreign
2012
January 378 3 7 5 1 0
February 285 2 29 9 0 2
March 284 4 10 12 1 1
April 302 12 12 23 1 1
May 334 0 11 25 2 0
June 391 1 8 9 0 1
July 511 3 9 7 0 0
August 210 2 7 7 0 0
September 231 1 7 1 0 0
October 595 1 7 1 1 0
November 655 0 12 8 0 0
December 177 0 43 6 0 1
Total 4,353 29 162 113 6 6

2013
January 335 0 10 8 2 0
February 219 1 7 3 0 1
March 221 0 8 8 1 0
April 255 1 12 6 0 0
May 231 2 3 10 0 0
June 172 3 8 8 0 0
July 1,016 1 8 5 0 0
August 205 2 9 3 0 0
September 210 0 12 2 0 0
October 380 2 12 3 0 1
November 625 2 17 1 0 0
December 373 0 31 7 0 1
Total 4,242 14 137 64 3 3

2014
January 315 0 6 6 2 2
February 204 1 14 4 0 1
March 290 0 4 4 1 0
April 248 3 7 5 0 1
May 208 1 6 5 0 1
June 190 0 7 8 1 0
July 361 0 12 1 0 1
August 191 1 9 3 0 2
September 205 2 11 3 0 0
October 463 0 6 1 0 0
November 328 5 10 2 1 0
December 625 2 22 9 2 0
Total 3,628 15 114 51 7 8
Source: Registry of Commercial Activities
Total

394
327
312
351
372
410
530
226
240
605
675
227
4,669

355
231
238
274
246
191
1,030
219
224
398
645
412
4,463

331
224
299
264
221
206
375
206
221
470
346
660
3,823
Table 2.3-1.8

Business Statistics
Registration of new companies
Month: 2015 - 2019
In units

International
Business Companies Overseas New
Month (IBCs) IBCs Companies LLC/LP* Foundation Foreign
2015
January 300 0 11 0 0 1
February 212 0 10 25 4 0
March 319 1 12 3 0 0
April 374 1 11 6 1 0
May 353 0 11 5 1 0
June 525 4 10 8 1 1
July 203 4 10 5 1 0
August 249 0 6 2 2 2
September 222 0 9 11 5 0
October 245 1 9 0 3 0
November 321 3 10 4 4 0
December 255 2 17 9 2 0
Total 3,578 16 126 78 24 4

2016
January 422 3 15 3 1 1
February 336 7 16 1 0 0
March 374 2 18 3 14 1
April 389 5 8 2 1 0
May 568 2 6 1 1 0
June 703 2 5 5 3 0
July 622 3 10 4 1 0
August 301 2 5 4 1 0
September 333 2 5 3 1 1
October 269 1 7 4 4 0
November 320 6 5 4 1 0
December 319 4 4 8 3 1
Total 4,956 39 104 42 31 4

2017
January 459 2 9 1 0 0
February 334 0 8 3 2 0
March 411 1 4 3 0 0
April 344 5 8 2 1 0
May 412 14 8 4 1 2
June 330 13 6 4 1 0
July 315 27 8 2 0 0
August 345 27 6 9 5 1
September 178 11 1 0 1 0
October 319 12 3 1 0 0
November 240 13 4 6 0 0
December 331 9 4 3 0 2
Total 4,018 134 69 38 11 5
2018
January 199 6 4 1 0 0
February 133 3 5 5 1 2
March 213 4 7 1 0 1
April 201 1 9 2 0 0
May 215 3 4 1 1 1
June 673 3 10 0 0 0
July 218 0 7 0 0 1
August 188 3 1 1 1 0
September 143 0 5 2 1 0
October 222 1 10 0 0 0
November 186 0 11 1 0 0
December 218 1 4 6 1 0
Total 2,809 25 77 20 5 5

2019
January 183 0 6 2 1 0
February 151 1 8 0 0 1
March 48 1 4 4 0 2
April 61 0 7 4 0 1
May 36 1 5 3 0 1
June 297 4 7 3 0 1
July 34 0 8 2 0 1
August 27 7 4 4 0 0
September 20 1 4 2 1 0
October 33 0 4 2 0 0
November 30 0 3 0 0 0
December 16 2 4 0 0 0
Total 936 17 64 26 2 7

Source: Registry of Commercial Activities

Total

312
251
335
393
370
549
223
261
247
258
342
285
3,826

445
360
412
405
578
718
640
313
345
285
336
339 11,981
5,176 250

471
347
419
360
441
354
352
393
191
335
263
349
4,275
 210
149
226
213
225
686
226
194
151
233
198
230
2,941

192
161
59
73
46
312
45
42 953
28
39
33
22
1,052
Table 2.3-2.1

Business Statistics
Business establishments
Year: 2001 - 2003, industry and size
In units

2001 2002 2003

0-4 5-9 10+ All 0-4 5-9 10+ All 0-4
Industry and Classification Code Employees Employees Employees Businesses Employees Employees Employees Businesses Unknown Employees
Unknown 9 1
Agriculture, Fishing & Quarrying 0112 - 1410 2 1 1 4 2 1 1 4 1 2
Manufacturing 1540 - 3720 23 5 3 31 27 5 5 37 5 28
Electricity, gas & water 4000 - 4100 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
Construction 4500 - 4550 20 3 7 30 15 6 9 30 17 15
Wholesale & retail 5000 - 5321 78 12 11 101 100 10 6 116 39 95
Hotel & villas 5510 29 8 18 55 39 5 20 64 38 24
Restaurants 5520 19 17 2 38 48 12 6 66 19 32
Transport 6000 - 6309 21 10 3 34 18 4 1 23 9 34
Post & Communications 6410 - 6420 2 1 1 4 2 1 3 6 3 3
Financial intermediation 6500 - 6720 12 7 5 24 13 5 4 22 2 9
Real estate & business services 7010 - 7499 3 0 0 3 8 0 0 8 30 56
Education, Health, Community, Social & Personal Service
Activities 7500 - 9599 66 9 9 84 161 24 16 201 66 50
Grand Total 275 73 61 409 433 73 72 578 238 349

The number of businesses is based upon the Business Register. Methods of identifying businesses over the years have improved.
Therefore the increase in the number of businesses is more due to improvements in methodology of tracing rather than an actual increase in the numbers.

Post and Communication 6410 - 6420 - includes Express delivery services, Communciations and Post
Real Estate & Business Services 7010- 7499 - includes company managers, other business services, real estate and renting
Education , Health, Community, Social & Personal Services Activities 7500 - 9599 - includes NPISH, other servicess

Source: Registry of Commercial Activities

 2003
5-9 10+ All
Employees Employees Businesses
0 0 10
0 2 5
2 5 40
1 1 2
3 10 45
10 7 151
5 16 83
20 4 75
6 2 51
0 3 9
4 4 19
8 3 97

12 7 135
71 64 722
Table 2.3-2.2

Business Statistics
Business establishments
Year: 2003 - 2006, industry and size
In units

2004 2005 2006

1-4 5-9 10+ All 2-4 10+ All 0-4 5-9 10+ All
Industry and Classification Code Unknown Employees Employees Employees Businesses Unknown Employees 5-9 Employees Employees Businesses Unknown Employees Employees Employees Businesses
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Agriculture, Fishing & Quarrying 0112 - 1410 0 2 0 2 4 5 3 2 5 15 3 2 0 2 7
Manufacturing 1540 - 3720 12 23 4 5 44 12 30 2 1 45 14 40 2 5 61
Electricity, gas & water 4000 - 4100 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 7 8 0 0 1 1 2
Construction 4500 - 4550 24 14 5 6 49 22 18 6 9 55 27 48 6 7 88
Wholesale & retail 5000 - 5321 154 89 10 9 262 154 120 12 12 298 155 130 12 9 306
Hotel & villas 5510 113 49 6 16 184 123 54 7 5 189 121 83 7 12 223
Restaurants 5520 43 19 20 9 91 49 30 20 3 102 51 49 21 5 126
Transport 6000 - 6309 23 20 9 4 56 23 37 7 2 69 21 42 8 3 74
Post & Communications 6410 - 6420 2 5 1 3 11 7 3 0 1 11 7 4 0 2 13
Financial intermediation 6500 - 6720 1 7 3 5 16 56 52 13 4 125 6 12 6 4 28
Real estate & business services 7010 - 7499 26 40 10 5 81 110 61 9 180 61 90 13 1 165
Education, Health, Community, Social & Personal
Service Activities 7500 - 9599 180 47 7 12 246 0 106 72 9 4 191
Grand Total 578 315 75 77 1,045 561 408 79 49 1,097 572 572 85 55 1,284

The number of businesses is based upon the Business Register. Methods of identifying businesses over the years have improved.
Therefore the increase in the number of businesses is more due to improvements in methodology of tracing rather than an actual increase in the numbers.

Post and Communication 6410 - 6420 - includes Express delivery services, Communciations and Post
Real Estate & Business Services 7010- 7499 - includes company managers, other business services, real estate and renting
Education , Health, Community, Social & Personal Services Activities 7500 - 9599 - includes NPISH, other services

Source: Registry of Commercial Activities