Germany vs Italy: Timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics

Germany
716,414 Enterprises
in 2024
Italy
322,835 Enterprises
in 2024
Germany rank
5th
Italy rank
6th

Timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics over time

  • Germany
  • Italy
200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1.2M199520092024

How they compare

Germany currently reports 716,414 Enterprises against 322,835 Enterprises in Italy, a difference of 393,579 Enterprises.

That makes Germany's figure about 2.2 times Italy's.

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

Germany ranks 5th and Italy ranks 6th of 23 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Italy Difference Ahead
2000s 870,633 Enterprises 413,131 Enterprises 457,502 Enterprises Germany
2010s 732,946 Enterprises 372,477 Enterprises 360,468 Enterprises Germany
2020s 694,137 Enterprises 314,470 Enterprises 379,666 Enterprises Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics, Germany or Italy?
Germany, at 716,414 Enterprises against 322,835 Enterprises in Italy as of 2024.
What is the difference in timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics between Germany and Italy?
393,579 Enterprises, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Italy?
22 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2024.
How do Germany and Italy rank globally for timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics?
Germany ranks 5th 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.