Vitali G., Filippi M., Manello A., Working Paper Cnr-Ceris, N° 14/2012

Table 2: Geographical distribution of population and foreign firms
Population

Micro firms

Firms/population rate

2004

2009

% growth

2004

2009

% growth

2004

2009

North-West

819544

1420062

73.3%

37473

54883

46.5%

4.6%

3.9%

North-East

624101

1092313

75.0%

29207

39464

35.1%

4.7%

3.6%

Centre

529827

1011815

91.0%

29290

42185

44.0%

5.5%

4.2%

South

277434

528308

90,4%

17288

21893

26,6%

6,2%

4,1%

Total

2250906

4052498

80.0%

113258

158425

39.9%

5.0%

3.9%

Table 3: Entrepreneurial rates by ethnic (2009)
Country

Entrepreneurial rate

Albania

4,3%

Bangladesh

4,6%

Brazil

6,2%

China

9,5%

Egypt

6,7%

Former Yugoslavia

4,2%

Morocco

3,1%

Nigeria

3,2%

Pakistan

3,4%

Poland

2,5%

Romania

2,3%

Russia

1,7%

Senegal

3,2%

Tunisia

4,0%

Venezuela

59,8%

Eastern Europe

2,7%

Africa

3,3%

Asia

2,9%

Latin America

4,0%

Others

30,7%

Total

3,9%

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