Share of people who report having intentions to start business in Greece

Greece: Share of people who report having intentions to start business was 7.12 in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
7.12
Change on year
down 12.2%
World rank
60th
of 66 countries
All-time high
14.7
in 2005
All-time low
7.12
in 2017
Years of data
15
2003–2017

Share of people who report having intentions to start business in Greece, 2003–2017

0510152003201020172003: 11.42004: 11.42005: 14.72006: 12.62007: 11.82008: 12.62009: 14.62010: 12.82011: 10.52012: 9.52013: 8.82014: 9.52015: 8.32016: 8.12017: 7.1

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of people who report having intentions to start business in Greece is 7.12, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is down 12.2% on the previous year and down 39.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of people who report having intentions to start business in Greece peaked at 14.7 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 7.12, in 2017.

Greece ranks 60th of 66 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Share of people who report having intentions to start business in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Share of people who report having intentions to start business in Greece, 2003 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2003 11.39
2004 11.44 +0.4%
2005 14.7 +28.5%
2006 12.55 -14.6%
2007 11.81 -5.9%
2008 12.63 +6.9%
2009 14.6 +15.6%
2010 12.84 -12.1%
2011 10.5 -18.2%
2012 9.51 -9.4%
2013 8.77 -7.8%
2014 9.53 +8.7%
2015 8.29 -13.0%
2016 8.11 -2.2%
2017 7.12 -12.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12.73 11.39 14.7 7
2010s 9.33 7.12 12.84 8

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 57 Sweden 8.08 compare
  2. 58 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 7.27 compare
  3. 59 Germany 7.22 compare
  4. 61 Denmark 6.92 compare
  5. 62 Spain 5.55 compare
  6. 63 Norway 4.78 compare

See the full ranking of 66 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of people who report having intentions to start business in Greece?
Share of people who report having intentions to start business in Greece was 7.12 in 2017, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of people who report having intentions to start business recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 14.7 in 2005.
What is the lowest share of people who report having intentions to start business recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 7.12 in 2017.
How does Greece rank for share of people who report having intentions to start business?
Greece ranks 60th out of 66 countries with data for 2017.
Is share of people who report having intentions to start business rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 39.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Greece data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of people who report having intentions to start business. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of people who report having intentions to start business
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
66 places, 706 data points, 2002–2017
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