Share of female sole proprietors in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Share of female sole proprietors was 44.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of female sole proprietors in Russian Federation, 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
Russian Federation recorded 44.1% for share of female sole proprietors in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female sole proprietors in Russian Federation peaked at 45.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 40.0%, in 2020.
That places Russian Federation 19th out of 78 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of female sole proprietors in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | % of sole proprietors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 45.0% | — |
| 2015 | 44.0% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 42.0% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 40.0% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 41.0% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 41.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 40.0% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 42.5% | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 43.6% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 45.6% | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 44.1% | -3.4% |
Russian Federation compared with similar countries
- Russian Federation's 44.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 38.2%, 1.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Russian Federation's 44.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37.9%, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 42.2% | 40.0% | 45.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 43.2% | 40.0% | 45.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Russian Federation
More private sector data for Russian Federation
- Merchandise trade 28.2% (2025)
- Food imports 10.9% (2021)
- Manufactures imports 79.8% (2021)
- Merchandise imports 302.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 6.6% (2021)
- Manufactures exports 22.1% (2021)
- Merchandise exports 419.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,922 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1637 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -3.28 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female sole proprietors in Russian Federation?
- Share of female sole proprietors in Russian Federation was 44.1% 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 Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 45.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of female sole proprietors recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.0% in 2020.
- How does Russian Federation rank for share of female sole proprietors?
- Russian Federation ranks 19th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of female sole proprietors rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Russian Federation 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.