Germany vs Sweden: Timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics

Germany
21,812 Enterprises
in 2024
Sweden
10,757 Enterprises
in 2024
Germany rank
2nd
Sweden rank
4th

Timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics over time

  • Germany
  • Sweden
10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k199620102024

How they compare

Germany currently reports 21,812 Enterprises against 10,757 Enterprises in Sweden, a difference of 11,055 Enterprises.

That makes Germany's figure about 2.0 times Sweden's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 2nd and Sweden ranks 4th of 13 countries.

Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Sweden Difference Ahead
2000s 34,379 Enterprises 6,897 Enterprises 27,481 Enterprises Germany
2010s 24,324 Enterprises 6,990 Enterprises 17,333 Enterprises Germany
2020s 16,810 Enterprises 8,033 Enterprises 8,777 Enterprises Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics, Germany or Sweden?
Germany, at 21,812 Enterprises against 10,757 Enterprises in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics between Germany and Sweden?
11,055 Enterprises, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Sweden?
22 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2024.
How do Germany and Sweden rank globally for timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics?
Germany ranks 2nd and Sweden ranks 4th of 13 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics — Business bankruptcies. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics — Business bankruptcies
Unit
Enterprises
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
90 places, 2,104 data points, 1981–2024
Last refreshed

Timely Indicators of Entrepreneurship have become integral part of business statistics offering of most OECD member countries and beyond. It supplements more complete annual datasets (e.g. Business Demography, Structural Business Statistics by Size class) with more timely monthly or quarterly information on a limited number of indicators.Data are broken down whenever available byeconomic activity according to International Standard Industrial Classification, Revision 4 (ISIC Rev.4): ISIC Rev. 4 at the level of sections (letters) and higher aggregates, most often covering the total economy, geographic area at country and TL2 level of the OECD Territorial grids, legal form into three main groups: Limited liability (LL), Partnership (PA) and Sole proprietorship (SP). With very few exceptions, series are not seasonally or calendar adjusted, so care should be taken in interpreting sub-annual changes. Timely Indicators of Entrepreneurship provide valuable information to policy makers and researchers on most recent trends in business dynamics.Related datasets:Employer Business Demography Statistics,Business Demography Statistics,Structural Business Statistics by Size Class.