Africa: early-stage entrepreneurial activity by country

The Total early-stage Entrepreneurial Activity (TEA) in Angola stood at nearly 50 percent in 2020, the highest among the selected African countries surveyed between 2020 and 2021. The indicator refers to the share of people aged 18 to 64 years who are nascent entrepreneurs or own a new business. The second-highest percentage was registered in Sudan, where around 34 percent of the adult population were nascent entrepreneurs or new business owners as of 2021.

Total early-stage Entrepreneurial Activity (TEA) in selected African countries as of 2021

Characteristic	Share of adults who are nascent entrepreneurs or new business owners
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Release date

February 2022

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Region

Africa

Survey time period

2021

Age group

18-64 years

Supplementary notes

* As of 2020.
The figures were taken from several publications.

The source defines the Total early-stage Entrepreneurial Activity (TEA) as the "percentage of adults aged 18–64 who are either a nascent entrepreneurs or owner-managers of a new business, i.e. the proportion of the adult population who are either starting or running a new business.".

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