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Japan - Entrepreneurial Intentions 5.05

GEM APS · updated 2026-10-03 · 116 economies tracked

Latest value

5.05 (2022)

Global rank

##48 of 116 economies

Share of global total

0.5%

Growth since 2002

5.87×

Ranking Race — Entrepreneurial Intentions

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#12#23#34#45#56#67200220072012201720222024#37#482011 overtook Netherlands2018 overtook Sweden
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Real annual global ranks, 2002 - 2024. Japan climbed from #37 to #48 (overtook Netherlands). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Japan ↓

Key Events — Japan

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2011
Overtook Netherlands in global rank auto
2011
Earthquake, tsunami, nuclear crisis curated

Triple disaster disrupts supply chains and energy supply.

2018
Overtook Sweden in global rank auto

Entrepreneurial Intentions, 2002-2022

GEM APS · % of adult population · linear scale · ranking in the race above
200220072012201720220.752.183.625.05
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