In Cluj County, 4,649 new companies were registered in the first eight months of 2026, compared to 4,598 in the same period last year, an increase of 1.11%, according to data from the National Office of the Trade Register (ONRC). Cluj ranks third nationally, after Bucharest (22,550 registrations, +4.321%) and Ilfov (6,125, +3.71%).

At the national level, the total number of registrations of individuals and legal entities decreased by 2.09% compared to the first eight months of 2025, reaching 94,078, of which 51,873 LLCs and 38,049 sole proprietorships. In August 2026, 8,090 new companies were registered nationally, of which 383 in Cluj, after Bucharest (2,274) and Ilfov (564).

Among the counties with the largest increases were Călărași (+18.55%), Constanța (+13.93%) and Giurgiu (+9.39%), while the largest decreases were recorded in Alba (-26.01%), Dolj (-17.98%) and Tulcea (-17.69%). The most numerous registrations at the national level took place in the fields of transport and storage (16,431), wholesale and retail trade (13,409) and professional, scientific and technical activities (9,950).

For a Cluj native who went abroad, these figures show a local business environment that remains active, with a company opening rate above the country's average, despite the general decline in registrations at the national level.