Italy vs United States: Timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics

Italy
322,835 Enterprises
in 2024
United States
1.28 million Enterprises
in 2024
Italy rank
6th
United States rank
3rd

Timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics over time

  • Italy
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 1.28 million Enterprises against 322,835 Enterprises in Italy, a difference of 957,165 Enterprises.

That makes United States's figure about 4.0 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1995 it was United States ahead.

Italy ranks 6th and United States ranks 3rd of 23 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy United States Difference Ahead
1990s 616,985 Enterprises 832,500 Enterprises 215,515 Enterprises United States
2000s 413,398 Enterprises 881,300 Enterprises 467,902 Enterprises United States
2010s 372,477 Enterprises 920,800 Enterprises 548,323 Enterprises United States
2020s 314,470 Enterprises 1.29 million Enterprises 975,530 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, Italy or United States?
United States, at 1.28 million Enterprises against 322,835 Enterprises in Italy as of 2024.
What is the difference in timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics between Italy and United States?
957,165 Enterprises, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United States?
29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
How do Italy and United States rank globally for timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics?
Italy ranks 6th 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.