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Early-stage entrepreneurial activity rate in the Americas in 2017

Percentage of population involved in business start-ups in the Americas in 2017, by country

The data displays the total early-stage entrepreneurial activity (TEA) rate in American countries in 2017. An economy’s total early-stage entrepreneurial activity (TEA) rate is defined as the prevalence rate of individuals in the working age population who are actively involved in business startups, either in the phase in advance of the birth of the firm, or the phase spanning 42 months after the birth of the firm. In 2017, early-stage entrepreneurial activity (TEA) rate in Colombia was 18.7%.

Ecuador 29.6
Guatemala 24.8
Peru 24.6
Chile 23.8
Brazil 20.3
Canada 18.8
Colombia 18.7
Panama 16.2
Uruguay 14.7
Mexico 14.1
United States 13.6
Puerto Rico 10.6
Argentina 6