Number of male business owners in Romania
Romania: Number of male business owners was 70,498 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of male business owners in Romania, 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 male business owners in Romania stood at 70,498.
That represents a change of down 9.6% on the previous year and up 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of male business owners in Romania peaked at 86,403 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 50,033, in 2014.
Romania ranks 10th of 72 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Number of male business owners in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 50,033 | — |
| 2015 | 53,948 | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 59,196 | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 77,638 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | 73,628 | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 74,772 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 66,313 | -11.3% |
| 2021 | 83,160 | +25.4% |
| 2022 | 86,403 | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 77,979 | -9.7% |
| 2024 | 70,498 | -9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 64,869 | 50,033 | 77,638 | 6 |
| 2020s | 76,871 | 66,313 | 86,403 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More private sector data for Romania
- Merchandise trade 59.5% (2025)
- Food imports 10.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 77.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 146.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 79.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 109.13 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,738 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2546 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 8.82 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of male business owners in Romania?
- Number of male business owners in Romania was 70,498 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 male business owners recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 86,403 in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of male business owners recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 50,033 in 2014.
- How does Romania rank for number of male business owners?
- Romania ranks 10th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of male business owners rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania 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 male business owners. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of male business owners is the number of male individuals that own at least one share of a limited liability company that was newly registered in the calendar year.