Germany vs United States of America: Timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics

Germany
619,067 Enterprises
in 2024
United States of America
2.02 million Enterprises
in 2024
Germany rank
4th
United States of America rank
3rd

Timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics over time

  • Germany
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 2.02 million Enterprises against 619,067 Enterprises in Germany, a difference of 1.40 million Enterprises.

That makes United States of America's figure about 3.3 times Germany's.

Across all 29 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 3rd of 11 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 683,182 Enterprises 1.29 million Enterprises 610,818 Enterprises United States of America
2000s 687,252 Enterprises 1.51 million Enterprises 827,648 Enterprises United States of America
2010s 674,487 Enterprises 1.58 million Enterprises 904,113 Enterprises United States of America
2020s 573,085 Enterprises 1.99 million Enterprises 1.42 million Enterprises United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics, Germany or United States of America?
United States of America, at 2.02 million Enterprises against 619,067 Enterprises in Germany as of 2024.
What is the difference in timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics between Germany and United States of America?
1.40 million Enterprises, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United States of America?
29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Germany and United States of America rank globally for timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics?
Germany ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 3rd 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.