Share of female business owners in Romania
Romania: Share of female business owners was 36.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of female business owners in Romania, 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
Romania recorded 36.3% for share of female business owners in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female business owners in Romania peaked at 39.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 34.5%, in 2021.
Romania ranks 12th of 72 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Share of female business owners in Romania, year by year
| Year | % of total business owners | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 36.8% | — |
| 2015 | 38.5% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 39.1% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 39.5% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 39.2% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 38.5% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 34.8% | -9.7% |
| 2021 | 34.5% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 37.0% | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 34.6% | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 36.3% | +5.1% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 36.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 25.5%, 1.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Romania's 36.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 25.2%, 1.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 38.6% | 36.8% | 39.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 35.4% | 34.5% | 37.0% | 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 share of female business owners in Romania?
- Share of female business owners in Romania was 36.3% 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 Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 39.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of female business owners recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.5% in 2021.
- How does Romania rank for share of female business owners?
- Romania ranks 12th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of female business owners rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 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.