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

United States of America: Timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics was 1.28 million Enterprises in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.28 million Enterprises
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
3rd
of 4 countries
All-time high
1.41 million Enterprises
in 2022
All-time low
769,000 Enterprises
in 1994
Years of data
31
1994–2024

Timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics in United States of America, 1994–2024

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1994200920241994: 769.0k Enterprises1995: 783.0k Enterprises1996: 819.0k Enterprises1997: 824.0k Enterprises1998: 859.0k Enterprises1999: 864.0k Enterprises2000: 878.0k Enterprises2001: 868.0k Enterprises2002: 883.0k Enterprises2003: 848.0k Enterprises2004: 895.0k Enterprises2005: 929.0k Enterprises2006: 930.0k Enterprises2007: 915.0k Enterprises2008: 871.0k Enterprises2009: 796.0k Enterprises2010: 807.0k Enterprises2011: 836.0k Enterprises2012: 884.0k Enterprises2013: 865.0k Enterprises2014: 888.0k Enterprises2015: 957.0k Enterprises2016: 954.0k Enterprises2017: 967.0k Enterprises2018: 1.0M Enterprises2019: 1.0M Enterprises2020: 1.1M Enterprises2021: 1.4M Enterprises2022: 1.4M Enterprises2023: 1.3M Enterprises2024: 1.3M Enterprises

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

Analysis

United States of America recorded 1.28 million Enterprises for timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics in 2024.

The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 44.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics in United States of America peaked at 1.41 million Enterprises in 2022 and was at its lowest, 769,000 Enterprises, in 1994.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 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, United States — Business entries in United States of America, 1994 to 2024.
Year Enterprises Change
1994 769,000 Enterprises
1995 783,000 Enterprises +1.8%
1996 819,000 Enterprises +4.6%
1997 824,000 Enterprises +0.6%
1998 859,000 Enterprises +4.2%
1999 864,000 Enterprises +0.6%
2000 878,000 Enterprises +1.6%
2001 868,000 Enterprises -1.1%
2002 883,000 Enterprises +1.7%
2003 848,000 Enterprises -4.0%
2004 895,000 Enterprises +5.5%
2005 929,000 Enterprises +3.8%
2006 930,000 Enterprises +0.1%
2007 915,000 Enterprises -1.6%
2008 871,000 Enterprises -4.8%
2009 796,000 Enterprises -8.6%
2010 807,000 Enterprises +1.4%
2011 836,000 Enterprises +3.6%
2012 884,000 Enterprises +5.7%
2013 865,000 Enterprises -2.1%
2014 888,000 Enterprises +2.7%
2015 957,000 Enterprises +7.8%
2016 954,000 Enterprises -0.3%
2017 967,000 Enterprises +1.4%
2018 1.01 million Enterprises +4.7%
2019 1.04 million Enterprises +2.6%
2020 1.07 million Enterprises +2.8%
2021 1.39 million Enterprises +30.2%
2022 1.41 million Enterprises +1.4%
2023 1.31 million Enterprises -7.2%
2024 1.28 million Enterprises -2.0%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics in United States of America changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2021 +30.2% 1.07 million Enterprises 1.39 million Enterprises

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 819,667 Enterprises 769,000 Enterprises 864,000 Enterprises 6
2000s 881,300 Enterprises 796,000 Enterprises 930,000 Enterprises 10
2010s 920,800 Enterprises 807,000 Enterprises 1.04 million Enterprises 10
2020s 1.29 million Enterprises 1.07 million Enterprises 1.41 million Enterprises 5

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 1 Georgia 41.64 million Enterprises compare
  2. 2 Puerto Rico 4.14 million Enterprises compare
  3. 4 United States Virgin Islands 106,000 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 1.28 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 1.41 million Enterprises in 2022.
What is the lowest timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 769,000 Enterprises in 1994.
How does United States of America rank for timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics?
United States of America ranks 3rd out of 4 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 44.1%. 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, United States — Business entries. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics, United States — Business entries
Unit
Enterprises
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
54 places, 1,668 data points, 1994–2024
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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.This dataset presents timely indicators for the United States.Related datasets:Employer Business Demography Statistics,Business Demography Statistics,Structural Business Statistics by Size Class.