Investment climate; entrepreneurship international comparison 1990-2012
| Countries | Periods | Propensity towards entrepreneurship (% of respondents) |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 2012 | . |
| Austria | 2012 | . |
| Belgium | 2012 | . |
| Canada | 2012 | . |
| Czech Republic | 2012 | . |
| Denmark | 2012 | . |
| Finland | 2012 | . |
| France | 2012 | . |
| Germany | 2012 | . |
| Hungary | 2012 | . |
| Ireland | 2012 | . |
| Italy | 2012 | . |
| Japan | 2012 | . |
| The Netherlands | 2012 | . |
| Poland | 2012 | . |
| South Korea | 2012 | . |
| Spain | 2012 | . |
| Sweden | 2012 | . |
| United Kingdom | 2012 | . |
| United States | 2012 | . |
| EU-15 | 2012 | . |
| EU-25 | 2012 | . |
| EU-27 | 2012 | . |
| OECD | 2012 | . |
| Source: CBS. | ||
Dataset is not available.
This table provides for several countries an overview of :
- business ownership rate;
- prospective and young entrepreneurship;
- firm turbulence (births and exits of enterprises, business survival rate);
- fast-growing enterprises;
- propensity towards entrepreneurship;
- self-employment rate (by sex).
High business turnover rates, many fast-growing enterprises, many young entrepreneurs and a positive attitude towards entrepreneurship are an indication of a favourable investment climate.
Note:
Comparable definitions are used to compare the figures presented internationally. The definitions sometimes differ from definitions used by Statistics Netherlands. The figures in this table could differ from Dutch figures presented elsewhere on the website of Statistics Netherlands.
Data available from 1990 up to 2012.
Status of the figures:
The external sources of these data frequently supply adjusted figures on preceding periods. These adjusted data are not mentioned as such in the table.
Changes as of 22 December 2017:
No, table is stopped.
When will new figures be published?
Not.
Description topics
- Propensity towards entrepreneurship
- Percentage of people interviewed (sample of residents of the European Union and some other countries, among which the United States, Norway and Iceland) who prefer being an entrepreneur over being an employee. The exact wording of the question was: Suppose you could choose between different kinds of jobs, which one would you prefer:
being an employee;
being self-employed;
none of these.
The European Union consists of the following countries. The year in which they joined is shown between brackets: Austria (1995), Belgium (1958), Bulgaria (2007), Cyprus (2004), Czech Republic (2004), Denmark (1973), Estonia (2004), Finland (1995), France(1958), Germany (1958), Greece (1981), Hungary (2004), Ireland (1973), Italy (1958), Latvia (2004), Lithuania (2004), Luxembourg (1958), Malta (2004), the Netherlands (1958), Poland (2004), Portugal (1986), Romania (2007), Slovakia (2004), Slovenia (2004), Spain (1986), Sweden (1995), and the UK (1973).
Source: European Commission; Flash Eurobarometer 160 'Entrepreneurship' (2004) and Flash Eurobarometer 192 'Entrepreneurship survey' (2007).
Note: the higher the percentage, the more entrepreneurship is preferred over being an employee.