Share of male sole proprietors (% of sole proprietors) in Greece
Greece: Share of male sole proprietors (% of sole proprietors) was 76.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of male sole proprietors 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 sole proprietors.
Analysis
In 2024, share of male sole proprietors in Greece stood at 76.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male sole proprietors in Greece peaked at 77.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 72.3%, in 2014.
That places Greece 12th out of 78 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Share of male sole proprietors (% of sole proprietors) in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of sole proprietors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 72.3% | — |
| 2015 | 75.8% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 72.3% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 73.7% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 74.8% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 75.9% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 76.3% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 76.9% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 77.1% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 77.8% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 76.3% | -1.9% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 76.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 61.8%, 1.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Greece's 76.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 62.1%, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 74.1% | 72.3% | 75.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 76.9% | 76.3% | 77.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 9 Qatar 78.4% compare
- 10 Central African Republic 77.8% compare
- 11 Niger 76.8% compare
- 13 Cote d'Ivoire 74.1% compare
- 14 Djibouti 72.7% compare
- 15 Madagascar 71.9% compare
More private sector data for Greece
- Merchandise trade 52.5% (2025)
- Food imports 14.9% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 58.6% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 92.56 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 31.59 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 24.1% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 38.5% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 54.77 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 58.12 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,259 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male sole proprietors in Greece?
- Share of male sole proprietors in Greece was 76.3% 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 sole proprietors recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 77.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of male sole proprietors recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.3% in 2014.
- How does Greece rank for share of male sole proprietors?
- Greece ranks 12th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of male sole proprietors rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 sole proprietors (% of sole proprietors). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of male sole proprietors is the proportion of male newly registered sole proprietors out of the total number of newly registered sole proprietors in the economy in the calendar year. A sole proprietorship is a business entity owned and managed by a single individual who is indistinguishable from the business and personally liable.