This statistic shows the share of improvement-driven opportunity (IDO) entrepreneurship in total early-stage entrepreneurial activity (TEA) in Africa and the Middle East 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 Morocco was 69.8 percent.
Improvement-driven opportunity entrepreneurial activity in Africa and the Middle East 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
Improvement-driven opportunity (IDO) entrepreneurs are defined as those opportunity-driven entrepreneurs who sought to either earn more money or be more independent, as opposed to maintain income.
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GEM. (February 25, 2020). Improvement-driven opportunity entrepreneurial activity in Africa and the Middle East in 2019, by country (as a percentage of total entrepreneurial activity) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/315740/improvement-driven-opportunity-entrepreneurial-activity-in-sub-saharan-africa/
GEM. "Improvement-driven opportunity entrepreneurial activity in Africa and the Middle East in 2019, by country (as a percentage of total entrepreneurial activity)." Chart. February 25, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/315740/improvement-driven-opportunity-entrepreneurial-activity-in-sub-saharan-africa/
GEM. (2020). Improvement-driven opportunity entrepreneurial activity in Africa and the Middle East in 2019, by country (as a percentage of total entrepreneurial activity). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/315740/improvement-driven-opportunity-entrepreneurial-activity-in-sub-saharan-africa/
GEM. "Improvement-driven Opportunity Entrepreneurial Activity in Africa and The Middle East in 2019, by Country (as a Percentage of Total Entrepreneurial Activity)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Feb 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/315740/improvement-driven-opportunity-entrepreneurial-activity-in-sub-saharan-africa/
GEM, Improvement-driven opportunity entrepreneurial activity in Africa and the Middle East in 2019, by country (as a percentage of total entrepreneurial activity) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/315740/improvement-driven-opportunity-entrepreneurial-activity-in-sub-saharan-africa/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Improvement-driven opportunity entrepreneurial activity in Africa and the Middle East in 2019, by country (as a percentage of total entrepreneurial activity) [Graph], GEM, February 25, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/315740/improvement-driven-opportunity-entrepreneurial-activity-in-sub-saharan-africa/
