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

California
225.27 million Enterprises
in 2024
United States
1.28 million Enterprises
in 2024
California rank
1st
United States rank
3rd

Timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics over time

  • California
  • United States
050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M250.0M199420092024

How they compare

California currently reports 225.27 million Enterprises against 1.28 million Enterprises in United States, a difference of 223.99 million Enterprises.

That makes California's figure about 176.0 times United States's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, California has been ahead every year.

California ranks 1st and United States ranks 3rd of 155 groups.

California has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade California United States Difference Ahead
1990s 122.88 million Enterprises 819,667 Enterprises 122.06 million Enterprises California
2000s 156.45 million Enterprises 881,300 Enterprises 155.57 million Enterprises California
2010s 165.19 million Enterprises 920,800 Enterprises 164.27 million Enterprises California
2020s 208.29 million Enterprises 1.29 million Enterprises 207.00 million Enterprises California

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics, California or United States?
California, at 225.27 million Enterprises against 1.28 million Enterprises in United States as of 2024.
What is the difference in timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics between California and United States?
223.99 million Enterprises, with California ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for California and United States?
31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
How do California and United States rank globally for timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics?
California ranks 1st and United States ranks 3rd of 155 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics — Business entries. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics — Business entries
Unit
Enterprises
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
178 places, 3,886 data points, 1970–2024
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.