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Ireland - Total Early-Stage Entrepreneurial Activity 12.5

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

Latest value

12.5 (2021)

Global rank

##24 of 116 economies

Share of global total

2.0%

Growth since 2001

1.1×

Ranking Race — Total Early-Stage Entrepreneurial Activity

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#10#19#28#37#46#55200120062011201620212024#6#242018 overtook China2019 overtook Puerto Rico
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Real annual global ranks, 2001 - 2024. Ireland climbed from #6 to #24 (overtook China). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Ireland ↓

Key Events — Ireland

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2012
Fell 16 places in global rank auto
2015
Climbed 20 places in global rank auto
2018
Overtook China in global rank auto
2019
Overtook Puerto Rico in global rank auto

Total Early-Stage Entrepreneurial Activity, 2001-2021

GEM APS · % of adult population · linear scale · ranking in the race above
200120062011201620216.158.2710.3812.5
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