Number of female sole proprietors in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Number of female sole proprietors was 433,168 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of female sole proprietors in Russian Federation, 2014–2024
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
Analysis
In 2024, number of female sole proprietors in Russian Federation stood at 433,168.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and up 65.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of female sole proprietors in Russian Federation peaked at 449,712 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 242,208, in 2020.
Russian Federation ranks 3rd of 78 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Number of female sole proprietors in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 261,752 | — |
| 2015 | 287,485 | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 284,513 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 295,975 | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 342,255 | +15.6% |
| 2019 | 331,232 | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 242,208 | -26.9% |
| 2021 | 350,826 | +44.8% |
| 2022 | 352,551 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 449,712 | +27.6% |
| 2024 | 433,168 | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 300,535 | 261,752 | 342,255 | 6 |
| 2020s | 365,693 | 242,208 | 449,712 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Russian Federation
- 1 Philippines 573,116 compare
- 2 Republic of Korea 537,913 compare
- 4 Kazakhstan 287,631 compare
- 5 Mexico 279,730 compare
- 6 Germany 184,287 compare
More private sector data for Russian Federation
- Merchandise trade 28.2% (2025)
- Food imports 10.9% (2021)
- Manufactures imports 79.8% (2021)
- Merchandise imports 302.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 6.6% (2021)
- Manufactures exports 22.1% (2021)
- Merchandise exports 419.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,922 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1637 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -3.28 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of female sole proprietors in Russian Federation?
- Number of female sole proprietors in Russian Federation was 433,168 in 2024, 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 sole proprietors recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 449,712 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of female sole proprietors recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 242,208 in 2020.
- How does Russian Federation rank for number of female sole proprietors?
- Russian Federation ranks 3rd out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of female sole proprietors rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russian Federation 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 sole proprietors. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of female sole proprietors is the number of newly registered sole proprietors owned by female individuals 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.