16% of individual businesses that saw the light of day in 2023 were created by foreigners. In terms of sectors, on the podium of sectors in which foreigners have launched themselves in France, first place is occupied by transport and warehousing.

The microentrepreneur regime - for which the formalities are lighter and simpler - was more widely favored by foreigners than that of traditional individual businesses (9%) In comparison, company creations fell by 8% compared to 2022 and traditional individual business, by 6%.