California vs Germany: Timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics

California
309.64 million Enterprises
in 2024
Germany
619,067 Enterprises
in 2024
California rank
1st
Germany rank
4th

Timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics over time

  • California
  • Germany
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How they compare

California currently reports 309.64 million Enterprises against 619,067 Enterprises in Germany, a difference of 309.02 million Enterprises.

That makes California's figure about 500.2 times Germany's.

Across all 29 years both countries report, California has been ahead every year.

California ranks 1st and Germany ranks 4th of 130 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade California Germany Difference Ahead
1990s 198.79 million Enterprises 683,182 Enterprises 198.11 million Enterprises California
2000s 274.36 million Enterprises 687,252 Enterprises 273.67 million Enterprises California
2010s 272.33 million Enterprises 674,487 Enterprises 271.66 million Enterprises California
2020s 333.40 million Enterprises 573,085 Enterprises 332.82 million Enterprises California

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics, California or Germany?
California, at 309.64 million Enterprises against 619,067 Enterprises in Germany as of 2024.
What is the difference in timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics between California and Germany?
309.02 million Enterprises, with California ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for California and Germany?
29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do California and Germany rank globally for timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics?
California ranks 1st and Germany ranks 4th of 130 groups.
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.