Share of female directors in Latvia
Latvia: Share of female directors was 33.4% in 2018. ▬ Flat
Share of female directors 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 directors.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of female directors in Latvia is 33.4%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 1.7% over five years.
Latvia ranks 14th of 71 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of female directors in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % of total directors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 32.9% | — |
| 2015 | 32.2% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 32.2% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 33.0% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 33.4% | +1.3% |
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 directors in Latvia?
- Share of female directors in Latvia was 33.4% 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 directors recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 33.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of female directors recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.2% in 2016.
- How does Latvia rank for share of female directors?
- Latvia ranks 14th out of 71 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 directors (% of total directors). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of female directors is the proportion of female directors of newly registered limited liability companies out of the total number of directors of newly registered limited liability companies in the economy in the calendar year. A director is defined as an individual who conducts the affairs of newly registered limited liability companies in the calendar year.