Timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics in Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia: Timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics was 4,277 Enterprises in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
4,277 Enterprises
Change on year
up 2.7%
Rank
129th
of 155 regions
All-time high
4,297 Enterprises
in 2022
All-time low
3,141 Enterprises
in 2020
Years of data
10
2015–2024

Timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics in Nova Scotia, 2015–2024

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k2015201920242015: 3.6k Enterprises2016: 3.6k Enterprises2017: 3.5k Enterprises2018: 4.0k Enterprises2019: 3.6k Enterprises2020: 3.1k Enterprises2021: 3.9k Enterprises2022: 4.3k Enterprises2023: 4.2k Enterprises2024: 4.3k Enterprises

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Enterprises.

Analysis

Nova Scotia recorded 4,277 Enterprises for timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics in 2024.

That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics in Nova Scotia peaked at 4,297 Enterprises in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3,141 Enterprises, in 2020.

That places Nova Scotia 129th out of 155 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics in Nova Scotia, year by year

Annual values for Timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics — Business entries in Nova Scotia, 2015 to 2024.
Year Enterprises Change
2015 3,590 Enterprises
2016 3,648 Enterprises +1.6%
2017 3,481 Enterprises -4.6%
2018 3,970 Enterprises +14.0%
2019 3,618 Enterprises -8.9%
2020 3,141 Enterprises -13.2%
2021 3,940 Enterprises +25.4%
2022 4,297 Enterprises +9.1%
2023 4,163 Enterprises -3.1%
2024 4,277 Enterprises +2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 3,661 Enterprises 3,481 Enterprises 3,970 Enterprises 5
2020s 3,964 Enterprises 3,141 Enterprises 4,297 Enterprises 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics in Nova Scotia?
Timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics in Nova Scotia was 4,277 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 Nova Scotia?
The highest recorded value was 4,297 Enterprises in 2022.
What is the lowest timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics recorded in Nova Scotia?
The lowest recorded value was 3,141 Enterprises in 2020.
How does Nova Scotia rank for timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics?
Nova Scotia ranks 129th out of 155 regions with data for 2024.
Is timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics rising or falling in Nova Scotia?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nova Scotia 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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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.