This statistic shows the share of improvement-driven opportunity (IDO) entrepreneurship in total early-stage entrepreneurial activity (TEA) in Asia in 2019, by country. According to the report, improvement-driven opportunity entrepreneurial activity is defined as the percentage of those involved in TEA who are driven by opportunity as opposed to finding no other option for work, and who indicate the main driver for being involved in this opportunity is being independent or increasing their income. According to data from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, in 2019, the share of improvement-driven opportunity entrepreneurship in China was 48.4 percent.
Improvement-driven opportunity activity in Asia in 2019, by country
(as a percentage of total entrepreneurial activity)
data is composed of the Adult Population Survey and the National Expert Survey
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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). Improvement-driven opportunity activity in Asia in 2019, by country (as a percentage of total entrepreneurial activity) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 02, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/315732/improvement-driven-opportunity-activity-in-asia-pacific-and-south-asia/
GEM. "Improvement-driven opportunity activity in Asia in 2019, by country (as a percentage of total entrepreneurial activity)." Chart. February 25, 2020. Statista. Accessed January 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/315732/improvement-driven-opportunity-activity-in-asia-pacific-and-south-asia/
GEM. (2020). Improvement-driven opportunity activity in Asia in 2019, by country (as a percentage of total entrepreneurial activity). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/315732/improvement-driven-opportunity-activity-in-asia-pacific-and-south-asia/
GEM. "Improvement-driven Opportunity Activity in Asia in 2019, by Country (as a Percentage of Total Entrepreneurial Activity)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Feb 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/315732/improvement-driven-opportunity-activity-in-asia-pacific-and-south-asia/
GEM, Improvement-driven opportunity activity in Asia in 2019, by country (as a percentage of total entrepreneurial activity) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/315732/improvement-driven-opportunity-activity-in-asia-pacific-and-south-asia/ (last visited January 02, 2025)
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