Share of female business owners in Georgia
Georgia: Share of female business owners was 25.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of female business owners in Georgia, 2014–2024
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
The most recent figure for share of female business owners in Georgia is 25.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female business owners in Georgia peaked at 28.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 2019.
Georgia ranks 37th of 72 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Share of female business owners in Georgia, year by year
| Year | % of total business owners | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 26.1% | — |
| 2015 | 26.9% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 27.0% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 28.4% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 27.3% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 25.0% | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 26.0% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 27.0% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 25.4% | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 25.2% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 25.0% | -0.5% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 25.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.1%, 89% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 25.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 25.2%, 99% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26.8% | 25.0% | 28.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 25.7% | 25.0% | 27.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
More private sector data for Georgia
- Merchandise trade 67.7% (2025)
- Food imports 12.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 72.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 18.53 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 45.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 33.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 7.29 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,852 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1911 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 11.16 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female business owners in Georgia?
- Share of female business owners in Georgia was 25.0% 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 share of female business owners recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of female business owners recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 2019.
- How does Georgia rank for share of female business owners?
- Georgia ranks 37th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of female business owners rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Georgia 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.