Share of male business owners in Montenegro
Montenegro: Share of male business owners was 74.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of male business owners 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 total business owners.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of male business owners in Montenegro is 74.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male business owners in Montenegro peaked at 74.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54.5%, in 2014.
That places Montenegro 37th out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Share of male business owners in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % of total business owners | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 54.5% | — |
| 2015 | 68.1% | +24.8% |
| 2016 | 67.8% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 70.0% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 69.8% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 70.7% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 67.1% | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 70.9% | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 71.1% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 74.1% | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 74.8% | +1.0% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 74.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 71.9%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 74.8% 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 | 66.8% | 54.5% | 70.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 71.6% | 67.1% | 74.8% | 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 male business owners in Montenegro?
- Share of male business owners in Montenegro was 74.8% 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 Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 74.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of male business owners recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.5% in 2014.
- How does Montenegro rank for share of male business owners?
- Montenegro ranks 37th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of male business owners rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 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.