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Australia - Entrepreneurial Intentions 13.02

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

Latest value

13.02 (2019)

Global rank

##34 of 116 economies

Share of global total

1.1%

Growth since 2002

1.66×

Ranking Race — Entrepreneurial Intentions

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#9#17#25#33#41#49200220072012201720222024#20#342015 overtook Slovak Republic2017 overtook Hong Kong SAR, China
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Real annual global ranks, 2002 - 2024. Australia climbed from #20 to #34 (overtook Slovak Republic). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Australia ↓

Key Events — Australia

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2008
Global crisis resilience curated

Avoids recession on the back of China-driven commodity demand.

2015
Overtook Slovak Republic in global rank auto
2017
Overtook Hong Kong SAR, China in global rank auto
2020
COVID-19 recession curated

First recession in nearly three decades.

Entrepreneurial Intentions, 2002-2019

GEM APS · % of adult population · linear scale · ranking in the race above
2002201720197.8510.4112.9615.52
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