France vs Germany: Timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics
Timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics over time
- France
- Germany
How they compare
France currently reports 1.11 million Enterprises against 716,414 Enterprises in Germany, a difference of 394,826 Enterprises.
That makes France's figure about 1.6 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Germany ahead.
France ranks 4th and Germany ranks 5th of 23 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Germany in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 354,866 Enterprises | 870,633 Enterprises | 515,767 Enterprises | Germany |
| 2010s | 636,552 Enterprises | 732,946 Enterprises | 96,394 Enterprises | Germany |
| 2020s | 1.04 million Enterprises | 694,137 Enterprises | 340,939 Enterprises | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics, France or Germany?
- France, at 1.11 million Enterprises against 716,414 Enterprises in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics between France and Germany?
- 394,826 Enterprises, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2024.
- How do France and Germany rank globally for timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics?
- France ranks 4th 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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About this data
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.