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Uruguay - Total Early-Stage Entrepreneurial Activity 26.24

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

Latest value

26.24 (2023)

Global rank

##5 of 116 economies

Share of global total

4.1%

Growth since 2006

2.1×

Ranking Race — Total Early-Stage Entrepreneurial Activity

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#8#15#22#29#36#43200120062011201620212024#8#52018 overtook Canada2021 overtook Guatemala
UruguayEcuadorChileSaudi ArabiaCanada

Real annual global ranks, 2001 - 2024. Uruguay climbed from #8 to #5 (overtook Canada). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Uruguay ↓

Key Events — Uruguay

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2018
Overtook Canada in global rank auto
2021
Overtook Guatemala in global rank auto

Total Early-Stage Entrepreneurial Activity, 2006-2023

GEM APS · % of adult population · linear scale · ranking in the race above
2006201120162021202311.6816.5521.4326.3
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