Canada vs Germany: Timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics

Canada
190,472 Enterprises
in 2024
Germany
716,414 Enterprises
in 2024
Canada rank
7th
Germany rank
5th

Timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics over time

  • Canada
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 716,414 Enterprises against 190,472 Enterprises in Canada, a difference of 525,942 Enterprises.

That makes Germany's figure about 3.8 times Canada's.

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

Canada ranks 7th and Germany ranks 5th of 23 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Germany Difference Ahead
2000s 566,614 Enterprises 870,633 Enterprises 304,019 Enterprises Germany
2010s 369,345 Enterprises 732,946 Enterprises 363,601 Enterprises Germany
2020s 187,882 Enterprises 694,137 Enterprises 506,254 Enterprises Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics, Canada or Germany?
Germany, at 716,414 Enterprises against 190,472 Enterprises in Canada as of 2024.
What is the difference in timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics between Canada and Germany?
525,942 Enterprises, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Germany?
22 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2024.
How do Canada and Germany rank globally for timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics?
Canada ranks 7th and Germany ranks 5th of 23 countries.
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.