Long abstract

OECD Country Statistical Profiles 2007

Source: The OECD Factbook 2007. More than 100 indicators covering a wide range of areas for each of the 30 member countries: economy, agriculture, education, energy, environment, foreign aid, health and quality of life, industry, information and communications, population/labour force, trade and investment, taxation, public expenditure and R&D and a special chapter dedicated to migration. Click on the red i beside each indicator to obtain the unit of measure, a short introductory text, a detailed definition of the indicator, comments on comparability of the data, and a list of references for further information on the indicator.To compare each indicator with those of other OECD countries click on the table and chart icons at the end of each row to obtain the comparative data in Excel format.

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This report presents indicators of firm births, deaths, high-growth firms, gazelles, etc., all capture different aspects of entrepreneurship and different types of entrepreneurs.

Measuring entrepreneurship: a digest of indicators, 2009 edition

Focus

The Manual includes indicators that are essential for comparability across OECD countries and the investigation of entrepreneurship, namely indicators of employer enterprises, and, importantly, high growth enterprises, particularly young high-growth enterprises, referred to here as "gazelles".

Eurostat-OECD Manual on Business Demography Statistics