Germany vs United States: Timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics

Germany
21,812 Enterprises
in 2024
United States
23,040 Enterprises
in 2024
Germany rank
2nd
United States rank
1st

Timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics over time

  • Germany
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 23,040 Enterprises against 21,812 Enterprises in Germany, a difference of 1,228 Enterprises.

That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 2nd and United States ranks 1st of 13 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany United States Difference Ahead
2000s 30,379 Enterprises 43,843 Enterprises 13,463 Enterprises United States
2010s 24,324 Enterprises 31,998 Enterprises 7,674 Enterprises United States
2020s 16,810 Enterprises 18,244 Enterprises 1,434 Enterprises United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics, Germany or United States?
United States, at 23,040 Enterprises against 21,812 Enterprises in Germany as of 2024.
What is the difference in timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics between Germany and United States?
1,228 Enterprises, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United States?
18 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2024.
How do Germany and United States rank globally for timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics?
Germany ranks 2nd and United States ranks 1st 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.