Share of female sole proprietors in Montenegro
Montenegro: Share of female sole proprietors was 39.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of female sole proprietors in Montenegro, 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
Montenegro recorded 39.6% for share of female sole proprietors in 2024.
That represents a change of up 7.4% on the previous year and down 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female sole proprietors in Montenegro peaked at 60.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 35.5%, in 2020.
That places Montenegro 30th out of 78 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % of sole proprietors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 60.0% | — |
| 2015 | 45.1% | -24.9% |
| 2016 | 37.9% | -15.9% |
| 2017 | 40.6% | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 37.1% | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 40.0% | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 35.5% | -11.2% |
| 2021 | 37.2% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 40.8% | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 36.9% | -9.6% |
| 2024 | 39.6% | +7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 43.5% | 37.1% | 60.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 38.0% | 35.5% | 40.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
More private sector data for Montenegro
- Merchandise trade 61.8% (2025)
- Food imports 23.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 63.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 5.06 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 16.8% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 35.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 646.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,037 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.07 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -2.71 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female sole proprietors in Montenegro?
- Share of female sole proprietors in Montenegro was 39.6% 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 Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 60.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of female sole proprietors recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.5% in 2020.
- How does Montenegro rank for share of female sole proprietors?
- Montenegro ranks 30th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of female sole proprietors rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montenegro 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.