Share of female business owners in Latvia
Latvia: Share of female business owners was 34.1% in 2018. ▬ Flat
Share of female business owners in Latvia, 2014–2018
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
Latvia recorded 34.1% for share of female business owners in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 3.1% over five years.
That places Latvia 15th out of 72 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of female business owners in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % of total business owners | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 33.0% | — |
| 2015 | 32.4% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 32.8% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 33.7% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 34.1% | +1.2% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 34.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 25.5%, 1.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 34.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 25.2%, 1.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Latvia
More private sector data for Latvia
- Merchandise trade 99.6% (2025)
- Food imports 17.9% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 60.8% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 26.28 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 22.1% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 54.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 22.12 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 11,972 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.455 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.16 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female business owners in Latvia?
- Share of female business owners in Latvia was 34.1% in 2018, 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 Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 34.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of female business owners recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.4% in 2015.
- How does Latvia rank for share of female business owners?
- Latvia ranks 15th out of 72 countries with data for 2018.
- Where does this Latvia 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.