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United Kingdom - Total Early-Stage Entrepreneurial Activity 14.22

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

Latest value

14.22 (2024)

Global rank

#n/a of 116 economies

Share of global total

2.1%

Growth since 2001

2.19×

Ranking Race — Total Early-Stage Entrepreneurial Activity

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#10#19#28#37#46200120062011201620212024#18#162022 overtook Netherlands2024 overtook Latvia
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Real annual global ranks, 2001 - 2024. United Kingdom climbed from #18 to #16 (overtook Netherlands). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for United Kingdom ↓

Key Events — United Kingdom

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2008
Banking crisis curated

Northern Rock, RBS and Lloyds require state support.

2013
Fell 15 places in global rank auto
2014
Climbed 17 places in global rank auto
2016
Brexit referendum curated

Vote to leave the EU starts a long period of trade uncertainty.

2022
Overtook Netherlands in global rank auto
2024
Overtook Latvia in global rank auto

Total Early-Stage Entrepreneurial Activity, 2001-2024

GEM APS · % of adult population · linear scale · ranking in the race above
2001200620112016202120245.368.3111.2714.22
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