El Salvador’s pro-business reforms continue to reshape its economic landscape, with 8,373 new companies registered in 2025, according to Camilo Trigueros, executive director of the National Registry Center (CNR). The figure surpasses the 6,042 companies created in 2024, marking a historic acceleration in formal business activity during President Nayib Bukele’s second term.

Of the new companies established in 2025, 4,551 were Simplified Stock Companies (SAS), 2,742 were legal entities, and 1,080 were individual enterprises. The SAS model, introduced in February 2022, allows entrepreneurs to register a company with just one shareholder, without notarial services, and with a minimum capital requirement of only $1.

“In two years we have created around 15,000 companies. In 2024 and 2025, during President Nayib Bukele’s second mandate, more has been achieved than in 10 years of FMLN government,” Trigueros said. He emphasized that these figures reflect more than statistics, noting that they represent job creation, investment, and the consolidation of long-term development goals.

As of January 31, El Salvador had registered 7,274 SAS companies since the model’s implementation. Trigueros stated that this wave of formalization represents $18.4 million in total social capital, reinforcing what he described as a national shift toward economic reactivation. “In the country, a change of vision is taking place, centered on economic reactivation,” he said.

Demand for CNR services increased by 11.1 percent in 2025, further signaling growing business confidence. According to Trigueros, streamlined procedures and reduced bureaucracy are key incentives for both domestic and foreign investors. “When procedures take too long or are too complex, they discourage entrepreneurship. Short, effective processes allow us to attract investors who want to open their businesses here,” he added.