Share of female business owners in Belarus
Belarus: Share of female business owners was 25.3% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share of female business owners in Belarus, 2014–2020
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026. Measured in % of total business owners.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 25.3% for share of female business owners in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
That places Belarus 35th out of 72 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of female business owners in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % of total business owners | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 25.4% | — |
| 2015 | 28.3% | +11.3% |
| 2016 | 26.9% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 25.7% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 24.8% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 24.9% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 25.3% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26.0% | 24.8% | 28.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 25.3% | 25.3% | 25.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More private sector data for Belarus
- Merchandise trade 96.1% (2025)
- Food imports 10.3% (2021)
- Manufactures imports 49.4% (2021)
- Merchandise imports 48.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 16.6% (2021)
- Manufactures exports 38.4% (2021)
- Merchandise exports 41.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,556 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4432 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 2.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female business owners in Belarus?
- Share of female business owners in Belarus was 25.3% in 2020, 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 share of female business owners recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 28.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of female business owners recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.8% in 2018.
- How does Belarus rank for share of female business owners?
- Belarus ranks 35th out of 72 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of female business owners rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus 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 Share of female business owners (% of total business owners). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of female business is the proportion of female newly registered limited liability company owners out of the total number of newly registered limited liability company owners in the economy in the calendar year.