Share of male business owners in Romania
Romania: Share of male business owners was 63.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of male business owners 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 total business owners.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of male business owners in Romania is 63.7%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male business owners in Romania peaked at 65.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 60.5%, in 2017.
Romania ranks 61st of 72 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Share of male business owners in Romania, year by year
| Year | % of total business owners | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 63.2% | — |
| 2015 | 61.5% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 60.9% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 60.5% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 60.8% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 61.5% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 65.2% | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 65.5% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 63.0% | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 65.4% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 63.7% | -2.7% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 63.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 74.5%, 85% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Romania's 63.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 74.8%, 85% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 61.4% | 60.5% | 63.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 64.6% | 63.0% | 65.5% | 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 male business owners in Romania?
- Share of male business owners in Romania was 63.7% 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 Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 65.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of male business owners recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.5% in 2017.
- How does Romania rank for share of male business owners?
- Romania ranks 61st out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of male business owners rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 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.