Annual enterprise statistics (1985-2012) by country

Countries reporting
28
Highest
669
Germany
Lowest
9
Latvia
Median
49.5
Years covered
11
2002–2012
Data points
218

What the numbers show

Annual enterprise statistics (1985-2012) is currently reported for 28 countries. The highest value is 669 in Germany; the lowest is 9 in Latvia.

The median across all reporting countries is 49.5, and the mean is 101.89.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 74.

Over the past decade 6 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Czechia (up 38.5%), and the largest decrease in Lithuania (down 60.7%).

Annual enterprise statistics (1985-2012): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Germany 669 2012 down 11.9% falling
2 France 306 2012 — falling
3 Spain 271 2012 down 23.2% falling
4 Netherlands 197 2012 down 42.1% falling
4 Netherlands 197 2012 down 42.1% falling
6 Sweden 187 2012 up 23.8% rising
7 Switzerland 185 2012 — falling
8 Italy 137 2012 down 26.7% falling
9 Belgium 107 2006 — falling
10 Poland 68 2007 down 5.6% falling
10 Poland 68 2007 down 5.6% falling
12 Greece 57 2012 down 17.4% falling
13 Czechia 54 2012 up 38.5% rising
14 Norway 51 2012 down 42.7% falling
15 Austria 48 2012 down 11.1% falling
16 Portugal 44 2012 unchanged rising
17 Romania 41 2012 down 4.7% flat
18 Hungary 30 2012 unchanged flat
19 Slovakia 18 2012 down 28.0% falling
19 Slovakia 18 2012 down 28.0% falling
21 Slovenia 17 2012 up 6.2% rising
21 Slovenia 17 2012 up 6.2% rising
23 Estonia 13 2012 up 8.3% flat
23 Estonia 13 2012 up 8.3% flat
25 Lithuania 11 2012 down 60.7% falling
25 Lithuania 11 2012 down 60.7% falling
27 Latvia 9 2012 down 47.1% falling
27 Latvia 9 2012 down 47.1% falling

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Indicator
Annual enterprise statistics (1985-2012)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
28 places, 218 data points, 2002–2012
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