Timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics in United States of America

United States of America: Timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics was 2.02 million Enterprises in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2.02 million Enterprises
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
3rd
of 11 countries
All-time high
2.11 million Enterprises
in 2020
All-time low
1.11 million Enterprises
in 1993
Years of data
32
1993–2024

Timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics in United States of America, 1993–2024

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1993200820241993: 1.1M Enterprises1994: 1.2M Enterprises1995: 1.2M Enterprises1996: 1.2M Enterprises1997: 1.3M Enterprises1998: 1.3M Enterprises1999: 1.4M Enterprises2000: 1.4M Enterprises2001: 1.4M Enterprises2002: 1.4M Enterprises2003: 1.4M Enterprises2004: 1.4M Enterprises2005: 1.5M Enterprises2006: 1.5M Enterprises2007: 1.6M Enterprises2008: 1.7M Enterprises2009: 1.7M Enterprises2010: 1.6M Enterprises2011: 1.6M Enterprises2012: 1.5M Enterprises2013: 1.5M Enterprises2014: 1.5M Enterprises2015: 1.5M Enterprises2016: 1.6M Enterprises2017: 1.6M Enterprises2018: 1.7M Enterprises2019: 1.7M Enterprises2020: 2.1M Enterprises2021: 1.8M Enterprises2022: 2.0M Enterprises2023: 2.0M Enterprises2024: 2.0M Enterprises

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics in United States of America is 2.02 million Enterprises, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 36.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics in United States of America peaked at 2.11 million Enterprises in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.11 million Enterprises, in 1993.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

Timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics — Business exits in United States of America, 1993 to 2024.
Year Enterprises Change
1993 1.11 million Enterprises
1994 1.15 million Enterprises +4.2%
1995 1.18 million Enterprises +2.3%
1996 1.22 million Enterprises +3.6%
1997 1.27 million Enterprises +4.3%
1998 1.30 million Enterprises +2.1%
1999 1.38 million Enterprises +5.8%
2000 1.39 million Enterprises +1.2%
2001 1.44 million Enterprises +3.5%
2002 1.41 million Enterprises -2.5%
2003 1.40 million Enterprises -0.4%
2004 1.44 million Enterprises +2.6%
2005 1.48 million Enterprises +2.6%
2006 1.52 million Enterprises +3.3%
2007 1.59 million Enterprises +4.6%
2008 1.72 million Enterprises +8.2%
2009 1.75 million Enterprises +1.4%
2010 1.64 million Enterprises -6.4%
2011 1.60 million Enterprises -2.1%
2012 1.46 million Enterprises -8.6%
2013 1.49 million Enterprises +1.9%
2014 1.49 million Enterprises -0.4%
2015 1.54 million Enterprises +3.4%
2016 1.60 million Enterprises +3.8%
2017 1.61 million Enterprises +0.9%
2018 1.66 million Enterprises +3.3%
2019 1.70 million Enterprises +2.2%
2020 2.11 million Enterprises +24.1%
2021 1.80 million Enterprises -14.5%
2022 1.99 million Enterprises +10.4%
2023 2.02 million Enterprises +1.7%
2024 2.02 million Enterprises -0.0%

United States of America compared with similar countries

  • United States of America's 2.02 million Enterprises is above the median for high income countries, which is 384,990 Enterprises, 5.3× the median. (10 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.23 million Enterprises 1.11 million Enterprises 1.38 million Enterprises 7
2000s 1.51 million Enterprises 1.39 million Enterprises 1.75 million Enterprises 10
2010s 1.58 million Enterprises 1.46 million Enterprises 1.70 million Enterprises 10
2020s 1.99 million Enterprises 1.80 million Enterprises 2.11 million Enterprises 5

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 1 Georgia 70.24 million Enterprises compare
  2. 2 Puerto Rico 5.17 million Enterprises compare
  3. 4 Germany 619,067 Enterprises compare
  4. 5 Canada 539,858 Enterprises compare
  5. 6 United States Virgin Islands 484,000 Enterprises compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics in United States of America?
Timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics in United States of America was 2.02 million 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 United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 2.11 million Enterprises in 2020.
What is the lowest timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 1.11 million Enterprises in 1993.
How does United States of America rank for timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics?
United States of America ranks 3rd out of 11 countries with data for 2024.
Is timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States of America 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 exits. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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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.