Private sector

The private sector of a nation's economy consists of those entities which are not controlled by the state - i.e., a variety of entities such as private firms and companies, corporations, banks (other than central banks), charities, non-governmental organizations and individuals.

See also

• Public sector
• Voluntary sector
• Privatization
• Nationalisation
• Non-governmental organization
• State-owned enterprise
• VEB.
• Legal privacy