Timely indicators: Business entries in Greece
Greece: Timely indicators: Business entries was 132,507 Enterprises in 2024. ▲ Rising
Timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics in Greece, 2019–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Enterprises.
Analysis
Greece recorded 132,507 Enterprises for timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.3% on the previous year and up 57.4% over ten years.
Greece ranks 8th of 23 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Timely indicators: Business entries in Greece, year by year
| Year | Enterprises | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 84,164 Enterprises | — |
| 2020 | 81,290 Enterprises | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 109,961 Enterprises | +35.3% |
| 2022 | 105,565 Enterprises | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 112,002 Enterprises | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 132,507 Enterprises | +18.3% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 132,507 Enterprises is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 112,304 Enterprises, 1.2× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Greece's 132,507 Enterprises is above the median for high income countries, which is 112,304 Enterprises, 1.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 84,164 Enterprises | 84,164 Enterprises | 84,164 Enterprises | 1 |
| 2020s | 108,265 Enterprises | 81,290 Enterprises | 132,507 Enterprises | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More economy & growth data for Greece
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -0.6708 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.67 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.25 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 181.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0108 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 289.76 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 167.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0079 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 211.58 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics in Greece?
- Timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics in Greece was 132,507 Enterprises in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 132,507 Enterprises in 2024.
- What is the lowest timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 81,290 Enterprises in 2020.
- How does Greece rank for timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics?
- Greece ranks 8th out of 23 countries with data for 2024.
- Is timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics — Business entries. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.