*The Failure Institute reached out to more than 1,500 failed businesses worldwide. The sample number for Argentina was 36 businesses; 39 businesses in Colombia and 825 businesses in Mexico. The source doesn't provide information on the type of survey. The source did not provide the date of publication; the date used was the access date.
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Latin America: distribution of start-ups that failed 2017, by business type
This statistic shows the distribution of failed start-ups in Mexico, Argentina and Colombia in 2017, by business type. The majority of the failed start-up businesses in 2017 belonged to the services sector. In Mexico of failed start-up businesses were in the services sector.
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The Failure Institute. (July 11, 2018). Distribution of failed start-ups in selected Latin American countries in 2017, by business type [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 24, 2026, from /statistics/879329/latin-america-failed-start-up-distribution-business-type/
The Failure Institute. "Distribution of failed start-ups in selected Latin American countries in 2017, by business type." Chart. July 11, 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 24, 2026. /statistics/879329/latin-america-failed-start-up-distribution-business-type/
The Failure Institute. (2018). Distribution of failed start-ups in selected Latin American countries in 2017, by business type. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 24, 2026. /statistics/879329/latin-america-failed-start-up-distribution-business-type/
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