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Germany - Total Early-Stage Entrepreneurial Activity 9.84

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

Latest value

9.84 (2024)

Global rank

##32 of 116 economies

Share of global total

1.5%

Growth since 2001

1.57×

Ranking Race — Total Early-Stage Entrepreneurial Activity

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#11#21#31#41#51#61200120062011201620212024#21#322022 overtook Egypt, Arab Rep.2024 overtook Luxembourg
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Real annual global ranks, 2001 - 2024. Germany climbed from #21 to #32 (overtook Egypt, Arab Rep.). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Germany ↓

Key Events — Germany

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2009
Global crisis recession curated

Exports collapse; GDP contracts sharply before a rapid rebound.

2017
Climbed 15 places in global rank auto
2022
Overtook Egypt, Arab Rep. in global rank auto
2022
Energy crisis curated

Gas supply shock drives inflation to decades-high levels.

2024
Overtook Luxembourg in global rank auto

Total Early-Stage Entrepreneurial Activity, 2001-2024

GEM APS · % of adult population · linear scale · ranking in the race above
2001200620112016202120243.775.797.829.84
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