Number of female sole proprietors in Serbia
Serbia: Number of female sole proprietors was 15,967 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of female sole proprietors in Serbia, 2014–2024
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 15,967 for number of female sole proprietors in 2024.
The figure is down 6.1% on the previous year and up 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of female sole proprietors in Serbia peaked at 22,280 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11,065, in 2020.
That places Serbia 26th out of 78 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Number of female sole proprietors in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 11,394 | — |
| 2015 | 13,077 | +14.8% |
| 2016 | 12,765 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 12,964 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 13,712 | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 13,560 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 11,065 | -18.4% |
| 2022 | 22,280 | +101.4% |
| 2023 | 17,009 | -23.7% |
| 2024 | 15,967 | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12,912 | 11,394 | 13,712 | 6 |
| 2020s | 16,580 | 11,065 | 22,280 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More private sector data for Serbia
- Merchandise trade 84.6% (2025)
- Food imports 5.8% (2007)
- Manufactures imports 69.5% (2007)
- Merchandise imports 47.23 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 18.6% (2007)
- Manufactures exports 65.9% (2007)
- Merchandise exports 37.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,698 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3733 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 18.13 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of female sole proprietors in Serbia?
- Number of female sole proprietors in Serbia was 15,967 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 22,280 in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of female sole proprietors recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,065 in 2020.
- How does Serbia rank for number of female sole proprietors?
- Serbia ranks 26th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of female sole proprietors rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia 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.