Number of male sole proprietors in Romania
Romania: Number of male sole proprietors was 16,903 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of male sole proprietors 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
The most recent figure for number of male sole proprietors in Romania is 16,903, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.4% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of male sole proprietors in Romania peaked at 22,357 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12,217, in 2016.
That places Romania 36th 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 11 years of available data.
Number of male sole proprietors in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 16,689 | — |
| 2015 | 18,296 | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 12,217 | -33.2% |
| 2017 | 14,203 | +16.3% |
| 2018 | 14,386 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 14,582 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 13,145 | -9.9% |
| 2021 | 17,197 | +30.8% |
| 2022 | 18,333 | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 22,357 | +21.9% |
| 2024 | 16,903 | -24.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15,062 | 12,217 | 18,296 | 6 |
| 2020s | 17,587 | 13,145 | 22,357 | 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 sole proprietors in Romania?
- Number of male sole proprietors in Romania was 16,903 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 sole proprietors recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 22,357 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of male sole proprietors recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,217 in 2016.
- How does Romania rank for number of male sole proprietors?
- Romania ranks 36th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of male sole proprietors rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 sole proprietors. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of male 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.