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Italy - Total Early-Stage Entrepreneurial Activity 9.63

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

Latest value

9.63 (2024)

Global rank

##35 of 116 economies

Share of global total

1.4%

Growth since 2001

1.06×

Ranking Race — Total Early-Stage Entrepreneurial Activity

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#12#23#34#45#56#67200120062011201620212024#12#352018 overtook Germany2020 overtook Egypt, Arab Rep.
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Real annual global ranks, 2001 - 2024. Italy climbed from #12 to #35 (overtook Germany). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Italy ↓

Key Events — Italy

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2011
Sovereign debt crisis curated

Bond yields spike; Berlusconi resigns amid crisis management.

2018
Overtook Germany in global rank auto
2020
Overtook Egypt, Arab Rep. in global rank auto
2020
COVID-19 shock curated

One of Europe's largest GDP contractions on record.

Total Early-Stage Entrepreneurial Activity, 2001-2024

GEM APS · % of adult population · linear scale · ranking in the race above
200120062016202120241.94.487.059.63
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