Share of female business owners in Slovakia
Slovakia: Share of female business owners was 27.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of female business owners in Slovakia, 2019–2024
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
Slovakia recorded 27.2% for share of female business owners in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
That places Slovakia 29th out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of female business owners in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % of total business owners | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 26.6% | — |
| 2020 | 26.5% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 25.7% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 26.1% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 26.4% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 27.2% | +3.2% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 27.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 25.5%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 27.2% 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 | 26.6% | 26.6% | 26.6% | 1 |
| 2020s | 26.4% | 25.7% | 27.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
- 26 Italy 28.3% compare
- 27 North Macedonia 28.1%
- 28 Comoros 27.3%
- 30 Côte d'Ivoire 27.1% compare
- 31 Slovenia 26.9%
- 32 Korea 26.9% compare
More private sector data for Slovakia
- Merchandise trade 160.5% (2025)
- Food imports 7.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 80.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 122.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 4.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 88.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 125.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 23,171 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8118 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 8.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female business owners in Slovakia?
- Share of female business owners in Slovakia was 27.2% 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 Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of female business owners recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.7% in 2021.
- How does Slovakia rank for share of female business owners?
- Slovakia ranks 29th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of female business owners rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Slovakia 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.