Share of female sole proprietors (% of sole proprietors) in Georgia
Georgia: Share of female sole proprietors (% of sole proprietors) was 31.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of female sole proprietors in Georgia, 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 sole proprietors.
Analysis
In 2024, share of female sole proprietors in Georgia stood at 31.5%.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female sole proprietors in Georgia peaked at 45.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 30.0%, in 2022.
Georgia ranks 58th of 78 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Share of female sole proprietors (% of sole proprietors) in Georgia, year by year
| Year | % of sole proprietors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 40.0% | — |
| 2015 | 41.7% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 42.6% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 45.5% | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 42.3% | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 38.7% | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 37.8% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 36.3% | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 30.0% | -17.3% |
| 2023 | 31.7% | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 31.5% | -0.8% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 31.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 37.6%, 84% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 31.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37.9%, 83% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 41.8% | 38.7% | 45.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 33.4% | 30.0% | 37.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
More private sector data for Georgia
- Merchandise trade 67.7% (2025)
- Food imports 13.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 71.9% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 18.53 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 3.80 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 45.4% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 29.9% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 7.29 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 8.38 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,852 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female sole proprietors in Georgia?
- Share of female sole proprietors in Georgia was 31.5% 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 sole proprietors recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 45.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of female sole proprietors recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.0% in 2022.
- How does Georgia rank for share of female sole proprietors?
- Georgia ranks 58th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of female sole proprietors rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Georgia 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.