Newly established enterprises, survival and growth, 2004-2009

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.

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.

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.

Tables:

• Table 1 Newly established enterprises, by year of establishing and year of survival
• Table 2 Newly established enterprises, by survival, economic activity and year of establishing
• Table 3 Newly established enterprises by survival, legal form and year of establishing
• Table 4 Newly established enterprises, by survival, size class and year of establishing
• Table 5 Newly established enterprises, by survival, county and year of establishing
• Table 6 Survived enterprises and persons employed, by growth in employment, industrial activity, organisational structure and size class. 2004-2009
• Table 7 Survived enterprises and persons employed, by growth in employment, industrial activity, organisational structure and size class. 2005-2009
• Table 8 Survived enterprises and persons employed, by growth in employment, industrial activity, organisational structure and size class. 2006-2009
• Table 9 Survived enterprises and persons employed, by growth in employment, industrial activity, organisational structure and size class. 2007-2009
• Table 10 Survived enterprises and persons employed, by growth in employment, industrial activity, organisational structure and size class. 2008-2009
• Table 11 High-growth and mediumgrowth enterprises by industrial actiivty and organisational structure. 2007-2010 (Corrected 8 December 2011)
• Table 12 High-growth and mediumgrowth enterprises by industrial actiivty and organisational structure. 2007-2010 (Corrected 8 December 2011)
• Table 13 Gazelles by industrial actiivty and organisational structure. 2007-2010 (Corrected 8 December 2011)