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Japan - Total Early-Stage Entrepreneurial Activity 6.35

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

Latest value

6.35 (2022)

Global rank

##43 of 116 economies

Share of global total

1.0%

Growth since 2001

2.05×

Ranking Race — Total Early-Stage Entrepreneurial Activity

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#12#23#34#45#56#67200120062011201620212024#28#432011 overtook Portugal2018 overtook Spain
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Real annual global ranks, 2001 - 2024. Japan climbed from #28 to #43 (overtook Portugal). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Japan ↓

Key Events — Japan

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2009
Fell 18 places in global rank auto
2011
Overtook Portugal in global rank auto
2011
Earthquake, tsunami, nuclear crisis curated

Triple disaster disrupts supply chains and energy supply.

2012
Fell 16 places in global rank auto
2018
Overtook Spain in global rank auto

Total Early-Stage Entrepreneurial Activity, 2001-2022

GEM APS · % of adult population · linear scale · ranking in the race above
200120062011202120221.483.14.736.35
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