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Necessity driven entrepreneurial activity in Asia & Oceania in 2017

Necessity driven entrepreneurial activity in Asia & Oceania in 2017, by country (as a percentage of total entrepreneurial activity)

The data displays the share of necessity-driven entrepreneurship in total early-stage entrepreneurial activity (TEA) in Asia Pacific & South Asian countries in 2017. According to the report, necessity driven entrepreneurial activity is defined as the percentage of those involved in total early-stage entrepreneurial activity because they had no other option for work. In 2017, the share of necessity-driven entrepreneurship in India was 38.6%.

India 38.6
Lebanon 38
Saudi Arabia 32.5
China 32.4
Iran 29.9
Indonesia 24.8
South Korea 22
Asia & Oceania (Regional Avg.) 21.2
Kazakhstan 17.8
Australia 16.8
United Arab Emirates 16.5
Israel 16.4
Vietnam 15.9
Japan 15.6
Taiwan 15.4
Qatar 12
Thailand 8.8
Malaysia 7