Share of female business owners in Greece
Greece: Share of female business owners was 26.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of female business owners in Greece, 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
Greece recorded 26.5% for share of female business owners in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.8% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female business owners in Greece peaked at 28.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 24.7%, in 2015.
Greece ranks 33rd 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 Greece, year by year
| Year | % of total business owners | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 26.5% | — |
| 2015 | 24.7% | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 28.6% | +16.0% |
| 2017 | 27.6% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 27.6% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 27.3% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 25.9% | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 25.2% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 25.4% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 25.1% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 26.5% | +5.8% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 26.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 25.5%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Greece's 26.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 25.2%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 27.1% | 24.7% | 28.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 25.6% | 25.1% | 26.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More private sector data for Greece
- Merchandise trade 52.5% (2025)
- Food imports 13.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 54.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 92.56 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 21.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 37.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 54.77 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,259 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1952 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female business owners in Greece?
- Share of female business owners in Greece was 26.5% 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 28.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of female business owners recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.7% in 2015.
- How does Greece rank for share of female business owners?
- Greece ranks 33rd out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of female business owners rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece 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.