Share of male business owners in Greece
Greece: Share of male business owners was 73.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of male business owners 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 total business owners.
Analysis
Greece recorded 73.5% for share of male business owners in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male business owners in Greece peaked at 75.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 71.4%, in 2016.
That places Greece 40th out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of male business owners in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of total business owners | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 73.5% | — |
| 2015 | 75.3% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 71.4% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 72.4% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 72.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 72.7% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 74.1% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 74.8% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 74.6% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 74.9% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 73.5% | -1.9% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 73.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 74.5%, 99% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Greece's 73.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 74.8%, 98% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 72.9% | 71.4% | 75.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 74.4% | 73.5% | 74.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More private sector data for Greece
- Merchandise trade 52.5% (2025)
- Food imports 13.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 54.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 92.56 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 21.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 37.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 54.77 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,259 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1952 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male business owners in Greece?
- Share of male business owners in Greece was 73.5% 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 75.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of male business owners recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.4% in 2016.
- How does Greece rank for share of male business owners?
- Greece ranks 40th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of male business owners rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 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.