Entrepreneurship at a Glance 2016
This publication presents an original collection of indicators for measuring the state of entrepreneurship and its determinants, produced by the OECD-Eurostat Entrepreneurship Indicators Programme. The 2016 edition introduces data from a new online small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) survey prepared by Facebook in co-operation with the OECD and the World Bank. It also features a special chapter on SME productivity, and indicators to monitor gender gaps in entrepreneurship.
Also available in: French
Self-employment
Self-employment rates and the number of self-employed were significantly above pre-crisis values in 2015 in France (partly reflecting a change in legislation to simplify the creation of small businesses), the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, with recent trends also pointing strongly upwards. Self-employment rates and the number of self-employed were also significantly above pre-crisis values in Finland and the Czech Republic but recent trends are pointing downwards pointing downwards in these countries.
Also available in: French