Start-ups rate worldwide, by region 2017

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Einar H. Dyvik,
Jul 4, 2024
This statistic shows the rate of business start-ups worldwide in 2017, by region. According to data from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, the Latin America and Caribbean region had the highest rate of start-ups worldwide in 2017, with about 11.7 percent of the working-age population involved in new entrepreneurial activities.

Rate of start-ups worldwide in 2017, by region

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Release date

January 2018

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2017

Number of respondents

about 2,000 per country

Age group

18-64 years

Special properties

data is composed of the Adult Population Survey and the National Expert Survey

Method of interview

Questionnaire

Supplementary notes

The start-up rate is the percentage of 18-64 population who are currently a nascent entrepreneur, i.e., actively involved in setting up a business they will own or co-own; this business has not paid salaries, wages, or any other payments to the owners for more than three months. The start-up rate can also be defined as the Nascent Entrepreneurship Rate.

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