Share of female sole proprietors in Romania
Romania: Share of female sole proprietors was 41.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of female sole proprietors in Romania, 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 Romania stood at 41.3%.
That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female sole proprietors in Romania peaked at 45.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 40.8%, in 2017.
That places Romania 24th out of 78 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of female sole proprietors in Romania, year by year
| Year | % of sole proprietors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 45.2% | — |
| 2015 | 42.7% | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 41.2% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 40.8% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 41.2% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 42.6% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 42.2% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 41.1% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 43.1% | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 43.6% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 41.3% | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 42.3% | 40.8% | 45.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 42.3% | 41.1% | 43.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More private sector data for Romania
- Merchandise trade 59.5% (2025)
- Food imports 10.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 77.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 146.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 79.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 109.13 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,738 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2546 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 8.82 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female sole proprietors in Romania?
- Share of female sole proprietors in Romania was 41.3% 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 Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 45.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of female sole proprietors recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.8% in 2017.
- How does Romania rank for share of female sole proprietors?
- Romania ranks 24th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of female sole proprietors rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Romania 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.