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Ecuador - Total Early-Stage Entrepreneurial Activity 33.37

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

Latest value

33.37 (2024)

Global rank

##1 of 116 economies

Share of global total

5.0%

Growth since 2004

1.23×

Ranking Race — Total Early-Stage Entrepreneurial Activity

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#8#15#22#29#36#43200120062011201620212024#3#12015 overtook Botswana2017 overtook Burkina Faso
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Real annual global ranks, 2001 - 2024. Ecuador climbed from #3 to #1 (overtook Botswana). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Ecuador ↓

Key Events — Ecuador

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2015
Overtook Botswana in global rank auto
2017
Overtook Burkina Faso in global rank auto

Total Early-Stage Entrepreneurial Activity, 2004-2024

GEM APS · % of adult population · linear scale · ranking in the race above
2004200920142019202415.8222.6129.4136.2
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