Entrepreneurship Database

Overview & Synopsis

The Entrepreneurship Database is a unique global source of cross-country data on the entry and exit of formal private enterprises. First published in 2011, it compiles administrative information from business registries worldwide and has been updated every two years since. The Entrepreneurship Database grew in scope to cover more data points and more economies over time. The 8th edition of the Entrepreneurship Database contains aggregate annual data over the period of 2006-2024 and sex disaggregated data over the period 2014-2024. The 8th edition covers 188 economies, out of which 117 provide sex disaggregated data. The Entrepreneurship Database has adopted a data collection methodology that seeks to provide a structured view of entrepreneurial activity. To facilitate cross-country comparability, the Entrepreneurship Database employs consistent units of measurement, sources of information, and concept of entrepreneurship that is applicable and available across the diverse sample of participating economies. It assembles a comparable global dataset that allows analysis of entrepreneurial trends across countries and time.