Belgium vs Romania: Share of female sole proprietors
Belgium
42.1%
in 2023
Romania
41.3%
in 2024
Belgium rank
23rd
Romania rank
24th
Share of female sole proprietors over time
- Belgium
- Romania
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 42.1% against 41.3% in Romania, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Romania ahead.
Belgium ranks 23rd and Romania ranks 24th of 78 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 39.4% | 42.3% | 2.9% | Romania |
| 2020s | 42.0% | 42.5% | 0.5% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of female sole proprietors, Belgium or Romania?
- Belgium, at 42.1% against 41.3% in Romania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of female sole proprietors between Belgium and Romania?
- 0.8%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Romania?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Romania rank globally for share of female sole proprietors?
- Belgium ranks 23rd and Romania ranks 24th of 78 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026, published as Share of female sole proprietors (% of sole proprietors). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of female sole proprietors is the proportion of female newly registered sole proprietors out of the total number of newly registered sole proprietors in the economy in the calendar year. A sole proprietorship is a business entity owned and managed by a single individual who is indistinguishable from the business and personally liable.