Based on a comparison of 18 countries in 2006, United Kingdom ranked the highest in Venture Capital Investments - Early Stage of Development (As % of GDP) with 0.218% followed by Sweden and France. On the other end of the scale was Poland with 0.001%, Italy with 0.002% and Austria with 0.003%.
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Country | Unit | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
Austria | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.029 | 0.020 | 0.013 | 0.013 | 0.007 | ||||||||
Belgium | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.105 | 0.038 | 0.041 | 0.014 | 0.016 | |||||||
Czech Republic | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.025 | 0.010 | 0.001 | 0.001 | ... | ... | ... | ||
Denmark | % | 0.020 | 0.085 | 0.074 | 0.050 | 0.084 | |||||||||||||
Finland | % | 0.103 | 0.101 | 0.069 | 0.058 | 0.026 | |||||||||||||
France | % | 0.080 | 0.038 | 0.026 | 0.025 | 0.025 | |||||||||||||
Germany | % | ... | ... | 0.080 | 0.055 | 0.026 | 0.014 | 0.016 | |||||||||||
Hungary | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.003 | 0.026 | 0.003 | ... | ... | |||
Ireland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.106 | 0.032 | 0.021 | 0.024 | 0.019 | |||||||
Italy | % | 0.045 | 0.023 | 0.005 | 0.004 | 0.002 | |||||||||||||
Netherlands | % | 0.089 | 0.041 | 0.043 | 0.007 | 0.008 | |||||||||||||
Norway | % | 0.057 | 0.034 | 0.036 | 0.028 | 0.015 | |||||||||||||
Poland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.022 | 0.012 | 0.005 | 0.001 | ... | ... | |||
Portugal | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.024 | 0.012 | 0.007 | 0.039 | 0.024 | |||||||
Romania | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.003 | 0.003 | 0.005 | ... | ... | ||
Spain | % | 0.032 | 0.016 | 0.015 | 0.007 | 0.008 | |||||||||||||
Sweden | % | 0.085 | 0.094 | 0.093 | 0.061 | 0.080 | |||||||||||||
Switzerland | % | ... | ... | 0.021 | 0.026 | 0.044 | 0.031 | 0.021 | |||||||||||
United Kingdom | % | 0.101 | 0.056 | 0.035 | 0.038 | 0.046 |