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France - Total Early-Stage Entrepreneurial Activity 8.71

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

Latest value

8.71 (2024)

Global rank

##37 of 116 economies

Share of global total

1.3%

Growth since 2001

1.52×

Ranking Race — Total Early-Stage Entrepreneurial Activity

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#12#23#34#45#56#67200120062011201620212024#24#372022 overtook Israel2023 overtook Slovak Republic
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Real annual global ranks, 2001 - 2024. France climbed from #24 to #37 (overtook Israel). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for France ↓

Key Events — France

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2009
Global crisis recession curated

GDP contracts as the financial crisis spreads to Europe.

2012
Fell 15 places in global rank auto
2018
Yellow vest protests curated

Widespread protests over living costs and tax policy.

2022
Overtook Israel in global rank auto
2023
Overtook Slovak Republic in global rank auto

Total Early-Stage Entrepreneurial Activity, 2001-2024

GEM APS · % of adult population · linear scale · ranking in the race above
2001200620112016202120241.634.677.7110.75
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