Share of female sole proprietors (% of sole proprietors) in Greece
Greece: Share of female sole proprietors (% of sole proprietors) was 23.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of female sole proprietors in Greece, 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
Greece recorded 23.7% for share of female sole proprietors in 2024.
The figure is up 6.8% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female sole proprietors in Greece peaked at 27.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 22.2%, in 2023.
That places Greece 67th out of 78 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Share of female sole proprietors (% of sole proprietors) in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of sole proprietors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 27.7% | — |
| 2015 | 24.2% | -12.6% |
| 2016 | 27.7% | +14.3% |
| 2017 | 26.3% | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 25.2% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 24.1% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 23.7% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 23.1% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 22.9% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 22.2% | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 23.7% | +6.8% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 23.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 38.2%, 62% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Greece's 23.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37.9%, 62% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 25.9% | 24.1% | 27.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 23.1% | 22.2% | 23.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 64 Madagascar 28.1% compare
- 65 Djibouti 27.3% compare
- 66 Cote d'Ivoire 25.9% compare
- 68 Niger 23.2% compare
- 69 Central African Republic 22.2% compare
- 70 Qatar 21.6% compare
More private sector data for Greece
- Merchandise trade 52.5% (2025)
- Food imports 14.9% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 58.6% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 92.56 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 31.59 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 24.1% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 38.5% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 54.77 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 58.12 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,259 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female sole proprietors in Greece?
- Share of female sole proprietors in Greece was 23.7% 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 27.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of female sole proprietors recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.2% in 2023.
- How does Greece rank for share of female sole proprietors?
- Greece ranks 67th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of female sole proprietors rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece 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.