Americas

Total American Entrepreneurial Activity

Country Flag Average 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001
Argentina 13.4% 14.2% 14.7% 16.5% 14.4% 10.2% 9.5% 12.8% 17.0% 14.2% 10.5%
Bolivia 34.2% 38.6% 29.8% - - - - - - - -
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% -
Colombia 20.4% 20.6% 22.4% 13.8% 22.7% 22.5%
Costa Rica 13.5% 13.5%
Dominican Rep. 18.2% 17.5% 20.4% 16.8%
Ecuador 15.8% 11.5% 15.8% 8.7% 27.2%
Guatemala 16.3% 16.3%
Jamaica 17.2% 10.5% 22.7% 15.6% 20.3% 17.0%
Mexico 11.3% 13.1% 5.3% 5.9% 12.4% 12.4% 18.7%
Peru 30.0% 27.2% 20.9% 25.6% 25.9% 40.2% 40.3%
Puerto Rico 3.1% 3.1%
Trinidad & Tobago 15.1% 15.1%
United States 10.3% 7.6% 8.0% 10.8% 9.6% 10.0% 12.4% 11.3% 11.3% 10.5% 11.6%
Venezuela 22.8% 18.7% 20.2% 25.0% 27.3%