France vs United States: Timely indicators: Business entries

France
1.11 million Enterprises
in 2024
United States
1.28 million Enterprises
in 2024
France rank
4th
United States rank
3rd

Timely indicators: Business entries over time

  • France
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 1.28 million Enterprises against 1.11 million Enterprises in France, a difference of 168,760 Enterprises.

That makes United States's figure about 1.2 times France's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

France ranks 4th and United States ranks 3rd of 23 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade France United States Difference Ahead
2000s 318,893 Enterprises 881,300 Enterprises 562,407 Enterprises United States
2010s 636,552 Enterprises 920,800 Enterprises 284,248 Enterprises United States
2020s 1.04 million Enterprises 1.29 million Enterprises 254,924 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, France or United States?
United States, at 1.28 million Enterprises against 1.11 million Enterprises in France as of 2024.
What is the difference in timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics between France and United States?
168,760 Enterprises, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and United States?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do France and United States rank globally for timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics?
France ranks 4th and United States ranks 3rd 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.