United States - Established Business Ownership 6.61
GEM APS · updated 2026-10-03 · 116 economies tracked
Global rank
#n/a of 116 economies
Share of global total
1.8%
Ranking Race — Established Business Ownership
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
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Real annual global ranks, 2001 - 2024. United States climbed from #9 to #21 (overtook Switzerland). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for United States ↓Key Events — United States
Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
2008Global financial crisis curatedLehman Brothers collapse sets off the worst recession since the 1930s.
2009Fell 16 places in global rank auto
2020Overtook Switzerland in global rank auto
2020COVID-19 recession curatedSharpest quarterly GDP contraction on record as the pandemic hits.
2024Overtook Jordan 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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