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Netherlands - Total Early-Stage Entrepreneurial Activity 13.69

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

Latest value

13.69 (2023)

Global rank

##18 of 116 economies

Share of global total

2.1%

Growth since 2001

2.33×

Ranking Race — Total Early-Stage Entrepreneurial Activity

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#8#15#22#29#36#43200120062011201620212024#23#182021 overtook Slovak Republic2023 overtook Mexico
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Real annual global ranks, 2001 - 2024. Netherlands climbed from #23 to #18 (overtook Slovak Republic). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Netherlands ↓

Key Events — Netherlands

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2016
Climbed 18 places in global rank auto
2021
Overtook Slovak Republic in global rank auto
2023
Overtook Mexico in global rank auto

Total Early-Stage Entrepreneurial Activity, 2001-2023

GEM APS · % of adult population · linear scale · ranking in the race above
2001200620112016202120233.67.1410.6714.21
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