France vs Italy: Timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics

France
1.11 million Enterprises
in 2024
Italy
322,835 Enterprises
in 2024
France rank
4th
Italy rank
6th

Timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics over time

  • France
  • Italy
250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M199520092024

How they compare

France currently reports 1.11 million Enterprises against 322,835 Enterprises in Italy, a difference of 788,405 Enterprises.

That makes France's figure about 3.4 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Italy ahead.

France ranks 4th and Italy ranks 6th of 23 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Italy Difference Ahead
2000s 318,893 Enterprises 413,398 Enterprises 94,505 Enterprises Italy
2010s 636,552 Enterprises 372,477 Enterprises 264,075 Enterprises France
2020s 1.04 million Enterprises 314,470 Enterprises 720,605 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 Italy?
France, at 1.11 million Enterprises against 322,835 Enterprises in Italy as of 2024.
What is the difference in timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics between France and Italy?
788,405 Enterprises, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Italy?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do France and Italy rank globally for timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics?
France ranks 4th and Italy ranks 6th 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.