International Entrepreneurship
The web’s best guide to entrepreneurship in each country
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Total Entrepreneurial Activity per Country
| Country | Flag | Average | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 27.6% | 32.4% | - | 22.7% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Argentina | 13.4% | 14.2% | 14.7% | 16.5% | 14.4% | 10.2% | 9.5% | 12.8% | 17.0% | 14.2% | 10.5% | |
| Australia | 11.3% | 7.8% | - | - | - | 12.0% | 10.9% | 13.4% | 9.9% | 8.7% | 16.2% | |
| Austria | 3.8% | - | - | - | 2.4% | - | 5.3% | - | - | - | - | |
| Belgium | 3.4% | 3.7% | 3.5% | 2.9% | 3.2% | 2.7% | 3.9% | 3.5% | 3.4% | 3.0% | 4.5% | |
| Bolivia | 34.2% | 38.6% | 29.8% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Bosnia & Herz. | 6.2% | 7.7% | 4.4% | 6.4% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Brazil | 13.5% | 17.5% | 15.3% | 12.0% | 12.7% | 11.7% | 11.3% | 13.5% | 13.2% | 13.5% | 14.2% | |
| Canada | 8.9% | - | - | - | - | 7.1% | 9.3% | 8.9% | 8.5% | 8.8% | 10.9% | |
| Chile | 13.9% | 16.8% | 14.9% | 14.1% | 13.4% | 9.2% | 11.1% | - | 16.3% | 15.7% | - | |
| China | 14.80% | 14.4% | 18.8% | - | 16.4% | 16.2% | 13.7% | - | 12.0% | 12.3% | - | |
| Colombia | 20.4% | 20.6% | 22.4% | 13.8% | 22.7% | 22.5% | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Costa Rica | 13.5% | 13.5% | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Croatia | 5.7% | 5.5% | 5.6% | 7.6% | 7.3% | 8.6% | 6.1% | 3.7% | 3.1% | 3.6% | – | |
| Czech Republic | 7.9% | – | – | – | – | 7.9% | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Denmark | 5.3% | 3.8% | 3.6% | 4.4% | 5.4% | 5.3% | 4.8% | 5.3% | 6.2% | 6.5% | 8.0% | |
| Dominican Rep. | 18.2% | – | 17.5% | 20.4% | 16.8% | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Ecuador | 15.8% | 11.5% | 15.8% | 8.7% | – | – | – | 27.2% | – | – | – | |
| Egypt | 7.5% | 7.0% | – | 7.9% | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Finland | 5.9% | 5.7% | 5.2% | 7.3% | 6.9% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 4.4% | 5.7% | 4.6% | 9.3% | |
| France | 4.8% | 5.8% | 4.3% | 5.6% | 3.2% | 4.4% | 5.4% | 6.0% | 2.4% | 3.2% | 7.2% | |
| Germany | 4.8% | 4.2% | 4.1% | 3.8% | – | 4.2% | 5.4% | 4.5% | 5.2% | 5.2% | 7.0% | |
| Ghana | 33.9% | 33.9% | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Greece | 7.3% | 5.5% | 8.8% | 9.9% | – | 7.9% | 6.5% | 5.8% | 6.8% | – | – | |
| Guatemala | 16.3% | 16.3% | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Hong Kong | 4.7% | – | 3.6% | – | 10.0% | – | – | 3.0% | 3.3% | 3.4% | – | |
| Hungary | 6.7% | 7.1% | 9.1% | 6.6% | 6.9% | 6.0% | 1.9% | 4.3% | 6.6% | 6.6% | 11.4% | |
| Iceland | 11.4% | 10.6% | 11.4% | 10.1% | – | 11.3% | – | 13.6% | 11.3% | 11.3% | – | |
| India | 12.1% | – | – | 6.9% | 8.5% | 10.4% | – | – | 17.9% | 17.9% | 11.2% | |
| Indonesia | 19.3% | – | – | – | – | 19.3% | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Iran | 10.1% | 12.4% | 12.0% | 5.9% | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Ireland | 8.4% | 6.8% | – | 7.6% | 8.2% | 7.4% | – | 7.7% | 8.6% | 9.1% | 12.1% | |
| Israel | 6.3% | 5.7% | 6.1% | 6.4% | 5.4% | – | – | 6.6% | 7.1% | 7.1% | 5.9% | |
| Italy | 4.9% | 2.3% | 3.7% | 4.6% | 5.0% | 3.5% | – | 4.3% | 4.6% | 5.9% | 10.1% | |
| Jamaica | 17.2% | 10.5% | 22.7% | 15.6% | – | 20.3% | 17.0% | – | – | – | – | |
| Japan | 35.9% | 3.3% | 330.0% | 5.4% | 4.3% | 2.9% | 2.2% | 1.5% | 2.2% | 1.8% | 5.0% | |
| Jordan | 14.3% | – | 10.2% | – | – | – | – | 18.3% | – | – | – | |
| Kazakhstan | 9.4% | – | – | – | 9.4% | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Latvia | 7.4% | 9.7% | 10.5% | 6.5% | 4.5% | 6.6% | 6.6% | – | – | – | – | |
| Macedonia | 11.3% | 8.0% | – | 14.5% | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Malaysia | 6.8% | 5.0% | 4.4% | – | – | 11.1% | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Mexico | 11.3% | – | – | 13.1% | – | 5.3% | 5.9% | – | 12.4% | 12.4% | 18.7% | |
| Montenegro | 14.9% | 14.9% | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Netherlands | 5.5% | 7.2% | 7.2% | 5.2% | 5.2% | 5.4% | 4.4% | 5.1% | 4.1% | 4.6% | 6.3% | |
| New Zealand | 15.7% | – | – | – | – | – | 17.6% | 14.7% | 13.8% | 14.0% | 18.2% | |
| Norway | 8.2% | 7.7% | 8.5% | 8.7% | 6.5% | 9.1% | 9.2% | 7.0% | 8.1% | 8.7% | 8.7% | |
| Pakistan | 9.1% | 9.1% | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Peru | 30.0% | 27.2% | 20.9% | 25.6% | 25.9% | 40.2% | – | 40.3% | – | – | – | |
| Philippines | 20.4% | – | – | – | – | 20.4% | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Poland | 6.9% | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8.8% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 9.9% | |
| Portugal | 6.1% | 4.5% | – | – | 8.8% | – | – | 4.0% | – | – | 7.0% | |
| Puerto Rico | 3.1% | – | – | – | 3.1% | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Romania | 4.3% | 4.3% | 5.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Russia | 3.9% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 3.5% | 2.7% | 4.9% | – | – | 2.5% | 2.5% | 6.9% | |
| Saudi Arabia | 9.4% | 9.4% | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Serbia | 7.0% | – | 4.9% | 7.6% | 8.6% | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Singapore | 5.7% | – | – | – | – | 4.9% | 7.2% | 5.7% | 5.4% | 5.9% | 5.1% | |
| Slovenia | 4.6% | 4.7% | 5.4% | 6.4% | 4.8% | 4.6% | 4.4% | 2.6% | 4.3% | 4.6% | – | |
| South Africa | 6.7% | 8.9% | 5.9% | 7.8% | – | 5.3% | 5.1% | 5.4% | 5.7% | 6.5% | 9.3% | |
| South Korea | 11.2% | 6.6% | 7.0% | 10.0% | – | – | – | – | 14.5% | 14.5% | 14.8% | |
| Spain | 6.1% | 4.3% | 5.1% | 7.0% | 7.6% | 7.3% | 5.7% | 5.2% | 6.3% | 4.6% | 7.7% | |
| Sweden | 4.4% | 4.9% | – | – | 4.2% | 3.5% | 4.0% | 3.7% | 4.1% | 4.0% | 6.6% | |
| Switzerland | 6.6% | 5.0% | 7.7% | – | 6.3% | – | 6.1% | – | 7.3% | 7.1% | – | |
| Taiwan | 5.7% | 8.4% | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4.3% | 4.3% | – | |
| Thailand | 20.1% | – | – | – | 26.9% | 15.2% | 20.7% | – | 18.9% | 18.9% | – | |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 15.1% | 15.1% | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Tunisia | 6.1% | 6.1% | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Turkey | 6.6% | 8.6% | – | 6.0% | 5.6% | 6.1% | – | – | – | – | – | |
| UAE | 8.5% | – | 13.3% | – | 8.4% | 3.7% | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Uganda | 31.5% | 31.3% | 33.6% | – | – | – | – | 31.6% | 29.3% | – | – | |
| United Kingdom | 6.1% | 6.4% | 5.7% | 5.9% | 5.5% | 5.8% | 6.2% | 6.3% | 6.0% | 5.4% | 7.6% | |
| United States | 10.3% | 7.6% | 8.0% | 10.8% | 9.6% | 10.0% | 12.4% | 11.3% | 11.3% | 10.5% | 11.6% | |
| Uruguay | 12.1% | 11.7% | 12.2% | 11.9% | 12.2% | 12.6% | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Venezuela | 22.8% | – | 18.7% | – | 20.2% | – | 25.0% | – | 27.3% | – | – | |
| Zambia | 32.6% | 32.6% | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |