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United Arab Emirates - Total Early-Stage Entrepreneurial Activity 13.57

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

Latest value

13.57 (2024)

Global rank

#n/a of 116 economies

Share of global total

2.0%

Growth since 2006

3.63×

Ranking Race — Total Early-Stage Entrepreneurial Activity

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#10#19#28#37#46#55200120062011201620212024#38#172021 overtook Qatar2022 overtook Panama
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Real annual global ranks, 2001 - 2024. United Arab Emirates climbed from #38 to #17 (overtook Qatar). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for United Arab Emirates ↓

Key Events — United Arab Emirates

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2007
Climbed 20 places in global rank auto
2017
Climbed 24 places in global rank auto
2019
Climbed 15 places in global rank auto
2021
Overtook Qatar in global rank auto
2022
Overtook Panama in global rank auto

Total Early-Stage Entrepreneurial Activity, 2006-2024

GEM APS · % of adult population · linear scale · ranking in the race above
200620112016202120243.741118.2625.52
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