Timely indicators: Business exits in United States
United States: Timely indicators: Business exits was 2.02 million Enterprises in 2024. ▲ Rising
Timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics in United States, 1993–2024
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 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 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: Business exits in United States, year by year
| 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 compared with similar countries
- United States'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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 1 Georgia 70.24 million Enterprises compare
- 2 Puerto Rico 5.17 million Enterprises compare
- 4 Germany 619,067 Enterprises compare
- 5 Canada 539,858 Enterprises compare
- 6 United States Virgin Islands 484,000 Enterprises compare
More economy & growth data for United States
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -24.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.63 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.12 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0057 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 509.07 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.7205 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0041 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 371.72 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 0.9623 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics in United States?
- Timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics in United States 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?
- 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.11 million Enterprises in 1993.
- How does United States rank for timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics?
- United States ranks 3rd out of 11 countries with data for 2024.
- Is timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics rising or falling in United States?
- 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 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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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.