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Ireland - Established Business Ownership 6.94

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

Latest value

6.94 (2021)

Global rank

##21 of 116 economies

Share of global total

2.2%

Growth since 2001

1.54×

Ranking Race — Established Business Ownership

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#11#21#31#41#51#61200120062011201620212024#16#212017 overtook United Kingdom2018 overtook Spain
IrelandKorea, Rep.Saudi ArabiaGreeceGuatemala

Real annual global ranks, 2001 - 2024. Ireland climbed from #16 to #21 (overtook United Kingdom). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Ireland ↓

Key Events — Ireland

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2014
Climbed 15 places in global rank auto
2015
Fell 22 places in global rank auto
2016
Fell 16 places in global rank auto
2017
Overtook United Kingdom in global rank auto
2018
Overtook Spain in global rank auto
2018
Climbed 16 places in global rank auto

Established Business Ownership, 2001-2021

GEM APS · % of adult population · linear scale · ranking in the race above
200120062011201620214.376.228.069.91

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