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31 per cent survived five years
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Newly established enterprises, survival and growth2004-2009

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31 per cent survived five years

A total of 31 per cent of the newly established enterprises in 2004 were still active in 2009. The average number of persons employed in these enterprises more than doubled during this period.

A total of 43 068 enterprises were established in 2004 and 13 297 of these were still active five years later.

Highest survival rate in limited liability companies

The limited liability companies had the highest survival rate in 2009 of the newly established enterprises in 2004. Fiftytwo per cent of the limited liability companies survived in 2009, compared to 23 per cent of the sole proprietorships.

Newly established enterprises in 2004 survived in 2005-2009, by legal form

The survival rates were also influenced by the size of the enterprises in 2004. Fiftytwo per cent of the enterprises with one or more persons employed in 2004 survived in 2009, compared to 25 per cent of the enterprises with 0 persons employed. Enterprises with five or more employees in 2004 had a five year survival rate of 62 per cent.

High growth enterprises and gazelles

High growth enterprises are all enterprises with average annualised growth greater than 20 per cent per year over a three year period. Medium growth enterprises are enterprises with average annualised growth of 10-19 per cent. The enterprises had at least 5 employees at the beginning of the growth period. Growth is measured by turnover and the number of employees. Gazelles are the subset of high growth enterprises with 10 or more employees in the beginning of the growth period and which are four or five years old. The figures on high growth enterprises and gazelles do not include enterprises within Financial and insurance activities, Education, Human health and social work activities and activities of membership organisations.

1 593 high growth enterprises and 1601 gazelles

There were 19 000 enterprises with 10 or more employees as of 1 January 2007. Eight per cent of these enterprises were high growth enterprises measured by growth in turnover from 1 January 2007 until 1 January 2010. Four1 per cent of the enterprises were high growth enterprises measured by the growth in the number of employees. Fifteen per cent of the enterprises were medium growth by growth in turnover, and 101 per cent by growth in the number of employees.

A total of 873 newly established enterprises in 2004 and 2005 had 10 or more employees as of 1 January 2007 and were still active as of 1 January 2010. Of these enterprises, 18 per cent were gazelles measured by turnover and 121 per cent were gazelles measured by the number of employees.

These figures include all enterprises except agriculture, forestry, fishing and central government.


1  Corrected 8 December 2011.

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