Share of male business owners in Serbia
Serbia: Share of male business owners was 76.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of male business owners in Serbia, 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 Serbia is 76.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male business owners in Serbia peaked at 76.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 71.0%, in 2014.
Serbia ranks 32nd of 72 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Share of male business owners in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % of total business owners | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 71.0% | — |
| 2015 | 71.2% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 73.6% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 73.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 73.3% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 73.5% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 75.3% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 76.5% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 76.2% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 76.1% | -0.2% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 76.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 71.9%, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Serbia'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 | 72.7% | 71.0% | 73.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 76.0% | 75.3% | 76.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More private sector data for Serbia
- Merchandise trade 84.6% (2025)
- Food imports 5.8% (2007)
- Manufactures imports 69.5% (2007)
- Merchandise imports 47.23 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 18.6% (2007)
- Manufactures exports 65.9% (2007)
- Merchandise exports 37.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,698 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3733 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 18.13 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male business owners in Serbia?
- Share of male business owners in Serbia 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 76.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of male business owners recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.0% in 2014.
- How does Serbia rank for share of male business owners?
- Serbia ranks 32nd out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of male business owners rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia 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.