Legal form;2018;2018;2018;2019;2019;2019;2020; Enterprises as of January 1;Newly-established enterprises;Discontinued enterprises (final figures);Enterprises as of January 1;Newly-established enterprises;Discontinued enterprises (estimated);Enterprises as of January 1 (estimated); Total;421225;61533;58639;423062;65600;63891;422121; General partnership;3225;90;443;2695;85;313;2381; Private limited company;228954;25204;18015;234524;25486;18851;240406; Public limited company;179;3;4;173;3;0;176; General Partnership with shared liability;4969;400;916;4150;372;613;3835; Sole proprietorship;170915;34563;38351;169138;38471;42957;162892; Norwegian division of foreign enterprise;3712;706;656;3335;631;855;2834; Other organisational structures;9271;567;254;9047;552;302;9597;