Share of female sole proprietors in Albania
Albania: Share of female sole proprietors was 35.0% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Share of female sole proprietors in Albania, 2014–2020
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026. Measured in % of sole proprietors.
Analysis
Albania recorded 35.0% for share of female sole proprietors in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
That places Albania 47th out of 78 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of female sole proprietors in Albania, year by year
| Year | % of sole proprietors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 33.4% | — |
| 2015 | 37.0% | +10.8% |
| 2016 | 33.4% | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 33.9% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 32.9% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 35.5% | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 35.0% | -1.6% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 35.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 37.6%, 93% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Albania's 35.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37.9%, 92% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 34.3% | 32.9% | 37.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 35.0% | 35.0% | 35.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More private sector data for Albania
- Merchandise trade 47.9% (2025)
- Food imports 16.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 63.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 10.28 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 54.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 4.35 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,850 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1423 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 8.68 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female sole proprietors in Albania?
- Share of female sole proprietors in Albania was 35.0% in 2020, 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 sole proprietors recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 37.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of female sole proprietors recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.9% in 2018.
- How does Albania rank for share of female sole proprietors?
- Albania ranks 47th out of 78 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of female sole proprietors rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Albania 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 sole proprietors (% of sole proprietors). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of female sole proprietors is the proportion of female newly registered sole proprietors out of the total number of newly registered sole proprietors in the economy in the calendar year. A sole proprietorship is a business entity owned and managed by a single individual who is indistinguishable from the business and personally liable.