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.
data is composed of the Adult Population Survey and the National Expert Survey
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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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GEM. (January 30, 2018). Rate of start-ups worldwide in 2017, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/692473/start-up-rate-worldwide-by-region/
GEM. "Rate of start-ups worldwide in 2017, by region." Chart. January 30, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/692473/start-up-rate-worldwide-by-region/
GEM. (2018). Rate of start-ups worldwide in 2017, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/692473/start-up-rate-worldwide-by-region/
GEM. "Rate of Start-ups Worldwide in 2017, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jan 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/692473/start-up-rate-worldwide-by-region/
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