Share of male business owners in Slovakia
Slovakia: Share of male business owners was 72.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of male business owners in Slovakia, 2019–2024
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
In 2024, share of male business owners in Slovakia stood at 72.8%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Slovakia ranks 44th of 72 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of male business owners in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % of total business owners | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 73.4% | — |
| 2020 | 73.5% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 74.3% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 73.9% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 73.6% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 72.8% | -1.2% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 72.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 74.5%, 98% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 72.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 74.8%, 97% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 73.4% | 73.4% | 73.4% | 1 |
| 2020s | 73.6% | 72.8% | 74.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
- 41 Korea 73.1% compare
- 42 Slovenia 73.1%
- 43 Côte d'Ivoire 72.9% compare
- 45 Comoros 72.7%
- 46 North Macedonia 71.9%
- 47 Italy 71.7% compare
More private sector data for Slovakia
- Merchandise trade 160.5% (2025)
- Food imports 7.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 80.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 122.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 4.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 88.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 125.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 23,171 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8118 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 8.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male business owners in Slovakia?
- Share of male business owners in Slovakia was 72.8% 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 Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 74.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of male business owners recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.8% in 2024.
- How does Slovakia rank for share of male business owners?
- Slovakia ranks 44th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of male business owners rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Slovakia 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.