Belgium vs Italy: Timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics

Belgium
101,181 Enterprises
in 2024
Italy
285,979 Enterprises
in 2024
Belgium rank
8th
Italy rank
7th

Timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics over time

  • Belgium
  • Italy
100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k199520092024

How they compare

Italy currently reports 285,979 Enterprises against 101,181 Enterprises in Belgium, a difference of 184,798 Enterprises.

That makes Italy's figure about 2.8 times Belgium's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 8th and Italy ranks 7th of 11 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Italy Difference Ahead
2000s 56,129 Enterprises 426,390 Enterprises 370,261 Enterprises Italy
2010s 64,368 Enterprises 346,325 Enterprises 281,957 Enterprises Italy
2020s 85,281 Enterprises 267,907 Enterprises 182,627 Enterprises Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics, Belgium or Italy?
Italy, at 285,979 Enterprises against 101,181 Enterprises in Belgium as of 2024.
What is the difference in timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics between Belgium and Italy?
184,798 Enterprises, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Italy?
18 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2024.
How do Belgium and Italy rank globally for timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics?
Belgium ranks 8th and Italy ranks 7th of 11 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics — Business exits. 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 exits
Unit
Enterprises
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
141 places, 3,185 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.