Share of female business owners in Serbia
Serbia: Share of female business owners was 23.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of female business owners in Serbia, 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
Serbia recorded 23.9% for share of female business owners in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female business owners in Serbia peaked at 29.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 23.5%, in 2022.
Serbia ranks 41st of 72 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Share of female business owners in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % of total business owners | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 29.0% | — |
| 2015 | 28.8% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 26.4% | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 26.4% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 26.7% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 26.5% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 24.7% | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 23.5% | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 23.8% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 23.9% | +0.6% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 23.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.1%, 85% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 23.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 25.2%, 95% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 27.3% | 26.4% | 29.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 24.0% | 23.5% | 24.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More private sector data for Serbia
- Merchandise trade 84.6% (2025)
- Food imports 5.8% (2007)
- Manufactures imports 69.5% (2007)
- Merchandise imports 47.23 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 18.6% (2007)
- Manufactures exports 65.9% (2007)
- Merchandise exports 37.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,698 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3733 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 18.13 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female business owners in Serbia?
- Share of female business owners in Serbia was 23.9% 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of female business owners recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.5% in 2022.
- How does Serbia rank for share of female business owners?
- Serbia ranks 41st out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of female business owners rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia 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.