country with the highest new business ownership rate in the region, with nearly 16 percent of population aged 18 to 64 owning or managing a new business.
In 2020, Argentina and Brazil concentrated over 80 percent of the startup ecosystem value in Latin America. Argentina, with the largest share, accounted for 45 percent, followed closely by Brazil with 41 percent. In 2019, Brazil was the Distribution of the startup ecosystem value in Latin America in 2020, by country
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Statistics on Startups in Latin America
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Latin America: funding amount of selected startups 2021
- Premium Statistic Latin America: value of venture capital investment 2011-2020
- Premium Statistic Latin America: new business ownership rate by country 2020
- Premium Statistic Nascent entrepreneurship rate in Latin America and the Caribbean, by country 2020
- Premium Statistic Latin America: female engagement in early-stage startups 2021
- Premium Statistic Latin America: ease of doing business 2019, by topic
Unicorn companies
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- Premium Statistic Number of unicorns in Latin America in 2021, by industry
- Premium Statistic Share of unicorns in Latin America in 2021, by industry
- Premium Statistic Market value of unicorns in Latin America in 2021, by industry
- Basic Statistic Latin America: most valuable unicorn companies 2022
- Premium Statistic Workforce of selected unicorn companies in Latin America 2022
- Premium Statistic Brazil: investments received by unicorns 2019
- Premium Statistic Rappi's valuation 2018-2021
Brazil
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- Premium Statistic Brazil: cities with the largest number of startups 2021
- Premium Statistic Brazil: share of startups 2020, by economic sector
- Premium Statistic LinkedIn's top startups workforce in Brazil 2022
- Premium Statistic Funds raised by online food delivery companies in Brazil 2022
- Premium Statistic Brazil: RetailTech startups 2020, by segment
- Premium Statistic Funding of AI companies in Brazil 2021
- Premium Statistic Brazil: early-stage entrepreneurship rate by gender 2018-2021
- Premium Statistic Brazil: ease of doing business 2019, by category
Mexico
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- Premium Statistic Mexico: number of startups 2022, by city
- Premium Statistic Mexico: funding amount raised by selected startups 2022
- Premium Statistic LinkedIn's top startups workforce in Mexico 2022
- Premium Statistic Mexico: number of new startups 2021, by sector
- Premium Statistic Funding of BioTech companies in Mexico 2022
- Premium Statistic Funding of AI companies in Mexico 2020
- Premium Statistic Mexico: perspectives of own business as a good career in 2019, by gender
- Premium Statistic Mexico: ease of doing business 2019, by category
Colombia
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- Premium Statistic Colombia: number of startups 2022, by city
- Premium Statistic Leading startups for attracting investments in Colombia 2022
- Premium Statistic Key figures on the startup Rappi 2022
- Premium Statistic Colombia: fintech startups 2020, by sector
- Premium Statistic Fundraising amount of healthtecs in Colombia 2022
- Premium Statistic Funding of AI companies in Colombia 2022
- Premium Statistic Colombia: engagement in early-stage startups by gender 2021
- Premium Statistic Colombia: ease of doing business 2019, by category
Other countries
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Further related statistics
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- Venture capital investment in selected cities in the U.S. 2016
- Venture capital deals made in selected cities in the U.S. 2016
- Established business ownership rate in Latin America and Caribbean, by country 2021
- Business exit reasons in South Korea 2018
- Latin America: share of tech companies in 2017, by city
- Business exit reasons in Australia 2017
- Share of VC-backed startups in the U.S. 2016, by state
- Business exit reasons in India 2017
- Established business ownership rate in Asia, by country 2021
- Business exit reasons in Indonesia 2018
- Business exit reasons in Malaysia 2017
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- Business exit reasons in Indonesia 2018
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Inter-American Development Bank. (March 25, 2021). Distribution of the startup ecosystem value in Latin America in 2020, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 06, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1227083/distribution-startup-ecosystem-value-latin-america-country/
Inter-American Development Bank. "Distribution of the startup ecosystem value in Latin America in 2020, by country." Chart. March 25, 2021. Statista. Accessed February 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1227083/distribution-startup-ecosystem-value-latin-america-country/
Inter-American Development Bank. (2021). Distribution of the startup ecosystem value in Latin America in 2020, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1227083/distribution-startup-ecosystem-value-latin-america-country/
Inter-American Development Bank. "Distribution of The Startup Ecosystem Value in Latin America in 2020, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1227083/distribution-startup-ecosystem-value-latin-america-country/
Inter-American Development Bank, Distribution of the startup ecosystem value in Latin America in 2020, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1227083/distribution-startup-ecosystem-value-latin-america-country/ (last visited February 06, 2023)
Distribution of the startup ecosystem value in Latin America in 2020, by country [Graph], Inter-American Development Bank, March 25, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1227083/distribution-startup-ecosystem-value-latin-america-country/