This statistic shows the share of necessity-driven entrepreneurship in total early-stage entrepreneurial activity (TEA) in Europe in 2019, by country. According to the report, necessity driven entrepreneurial activity is defined as the percentage of those involved in total early-stage entrepreneurial activity because there were no better options for work. In 2019, the share of necessity-driven entrepreneurship in Greece was 89.7 percent.
Necessity driven entrepreneurial activity in Europe in 2019, by country
(as a percentage of total entrepreneurial activity)
data is composed of the Adult Population Survey and the National Expert Survey
Method of interview
Questionnaire
Supplementary notes
A necessity-driven entrepreneur is one who started the business because there were no better options for work, rather than because s/he saw the start-ups as an opportunity.
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GEM. (February 25, 2020). Necessity driven entrepreneurial activity in Europe in 2019, by country (as a percentage of total entrepreneurial activity) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/315657/necessity-driven-entrepreneurial-activity-in-europe/
GEM. "Necessity driven entrepreneurial activity in Europe in 2019, by country (as a percentage of total entrepreneurial activity)." Chart. February 25, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/315657/necessity-driven-entrepreneurial-activity-in-europe/
GEM. (2020). Necessity driven entrepreneurial activity in Europe in 2019, by country (as a percentage of total entrepreneurial activity). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/315657/necessity-driven-entrepreneurial-activity-in-europe/
GEM. "Necessity Driven Entrepreneurial Activity in Europe in 2019, by Country (as a Percentage of Total Entrepreneurial Activity)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Feb 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/315657/necessity-driven-entrepreneurial-activity-in-europe/
GEM, Necessity driven entrepreneurial activity in Europe in 2019, by country (as a percentage of total entrepreneurial activity) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/315657/necessity-driven-entrepreneurial-activity-in-europe/ (last visited December 24, 2024)
Necessity driven entrepreneurial activity in Europe in 2019, by country (as a percentage of total entrepreneurial activity) [Graph], GEM, February 25, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/315657/necessity-driven-entrepreneurial-activity-in-europe/
