Number of female business owners in Latvia
Latvia: Number of female business owners was 3,197 in 2018. ▬ Flat
Number of female business owners in Latvia, 2014–2018
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of female business owners in Latvia is 3,197, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.7% on the previous year and up 0.3% over five years.
Latvia ranks 32nd of 72 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Number of female business owners in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3,188 | — |
| 2015 | 2,921 | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 2,747 | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 2,888 | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 3,197 | +10.7% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 3,197 is below the median for high income countries, which is 5,699, 56% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 3,197 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5,579, 57% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Latvia
More private sector data for Latvia
- Merchandise trade 99.6% (2025)
- Food imports 18.1% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 63.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 26.28 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 7.26 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 22.1% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 55.5% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 22.12 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 9.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 11,972 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of female business owners in Latvia?
- Number of female business owners in Latvia was 3,197 in 2018, according to World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
- What is the highest number of female business owners recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,197 in 2018.
- What is the lowest number of female business owners recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,747 in 2016.
- How does Latvia rank for number of female business owners?
- Latvia ranks 32nd out of 72 countries with data for 2018.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026, published as part of Number of female business owners. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of female business owners is the number of female individuals that own at least one share of a limited liability company that was newly registered in the calendar year.