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Canada - Entrepreneurial Intentions 21.96

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

Latest value

21.96 (2024)

Global rank

##22 of 116 economies

Share of global total

1.9%

Growth since 2002

3.19×

Ranking Race — Entrepreneurial Intentions

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

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Real annual global ranks, 2002 - 2024. Canada climbed from #23 to #22 (overtook Taiwan, China). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Canada ↓

Key Events — Canada

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2006
Fell 15 places in global rank auto
2009
Global crisis recession curated

Trade collapse hits the open economy.

2015
Oil price shock curated

Crude collapse hurts energy-heavy provinces.

2020
COVID-19 recession curated

Sharpest contraction in decades despite fiscal support.

2023
Overtook Taiwan, China in global rank auto
2024
Overtook Iran, Islamic Rep. in global rank auto

Entrepreneurial Intentions, 2002-2024

GEM APS · % of adult population · linear scale · ranking in the race above
20022017202220246.2611.4916.7321.96
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