Canada - Established Business Ownership 5.81
GEM APS · updated 2026-10-03 · 116 economies tracked
Global rank
##28 of 116 economies
Share of global total
1.6%
Ranking Race — Established Business Ownership
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
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Real annual global ranks, 2001 - 2024. Canada climbed from #20 to #28 (overtook Iran, Islamic Rep.). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for Canada ↓Key Events — Canada
Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
2006Fell 16 places in global rank auto
2009Global crisis recession curatedTrade collapse hits the open economy.
2015Oil price shock curatedCrude collapse hurts energy-heavy provinces.
2016Fell 16 places in global rank auto
2020Overtook Iran, Islamic Rep. in global rank auto
2020COVID-19 recession curatedSharpest contraction in decades despite fiscal support.
2023Overtook Lithuania in global rank auto
Established Business Ownership, 2001-2024
GEM APS · % of adult population · linear scale · ranking in the race above
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