Share of male business owners in Albania
Albania: Share of male business owners was 76.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of male business owners in Albania, 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 total business owners.
Analysis
Albania recorded 76.1% for share of male business owners in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male business owners in Albania peaked at 82.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 76.1%, in 2024.
Albania ranks 33rd of 72 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 male business owners in Albania, year by year
| Year | % of total business owners | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 81.9% | — |
| 2015 | 82.3% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 81.1% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 78.5% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 81.2% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 78.6% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 78.9% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 78.7% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 78.3% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 78.1% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 76.1% | -2.6% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 76.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 71.9%, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Albania's 76.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 74.8%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 80.6% | 78.5% | 82.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 78.0% | 76.1% | 78.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More private sector data for Albania
- Merchandise trade 47.9% (2025)
- Food imports 16.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 63.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 10.28 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 54.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 4.35 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,850 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1423 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 8.68 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male business owners in Albania?
- Share of male business owners in Albania was 76.1% 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 male business owners recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 82.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of male business owners recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.1% in 2024.
- How does Albania rank for share of male business owners?
- Albania ranks 33rd out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of male business owners rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Albania 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 male business owners (% of total business owners). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of male business is the proportion of male newly registered limited liability company owners out of the total number of newly registered limited liability company owners in the economy in the calendar year.