Gender: Female

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Disclaimer: Economy borders or names do not necessarily reflect the World Bank Group's official position. This map is for illustrative purposes and does not imply the expression of any opinion on the part of the World Bank, concerning the legal status of any economy or territory or concerning the delimitation of frontiers or boundaries.

EconomyYearBorrowed to start, operate, or expand a farm or business, female (% age 15+)
Afghanistan20171.4%
Albania20174.1%
Algeria20172.4%
American Samoa2017N/A
Andorra2017N/A
Angola2017N/A
Antigua and Barbuda2017N/A
Argentina20172.9%
Armenia201712.4%
Aruba2017N/A
Australia20171.4%
Austria20175.8%
Azerbaijan20173%
Bahamas, The2017N/A
Bahrain20172.9%
Bangladesh20174.5%
Barbados2017N/A
Belarus20171.8%
Belgium20171%
Belize2017N/A
Benin201713.3%
Bermuda2017N/A
Bhutan2017N/A
Bolivia201712.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina20173.1%
Botswana20172.9%
Brazil20172.6%
British Virgin Islands2017N/A
Brunei Darussalam2017N/A
Bulgaria20171.8%
Burkina Faso201712.6%
Burundi2017N/A
Cabo Verde2017N/A
Cambodia201715.3%
Cameroon201711.2%
Canada20171.7%
Cayman Islands2017N/A
Central African Republic20179.8%
Chad201710.1%
Channel Islands2017N/A
Chile20172.3%
China20173.9%
Colombia20179.9%
Comoros2017N/A
Congo, Dem. Rep.20174.4%
Congo, Rep.20177%
Costa Rica20175.2%
Cote d'Ivoire20175.1%
Croatia20173.1%
Cuba2017N/A
Curacao2017N/A
Cyprus20171.5%
Czechia20170.9%
Denmark20171%
Djibouti2017N/A
Dominica2017N/A
Dominican Republic201711.1%
Ecuador20174.1%
Egypt, Arab Rep.20171.6%
El Salvador20176.6%
Equatorial Guinea2017N/A
Eritrea2017N/A
Estonia20172.3%
Eswatini2017N/A
Ethiopia201711.3%
Faroe Islands2017N/A
Fiji2017N/A
Finland20171.4%
France20172.8%
French Polynesia2017N/A
Gabon201710.3%
Gambia, The20179.7%
Georgia20172.5%
Germany20171.5%
Ghana201712.5%
Gibraltar2017N/A
Greece20171.1%
Greenland2017N/A
Grenada2017N/A
Guam2017N/A
Guatemala20177%
Guinea201716.1%
Guinea-Bissau2017N/A
Guyana2017N/A
Haiti201714.8%
Honduras20177.3%
Hong Kong SAR, China20170.8%
Hungary20170.9%
Iceland2017N/A
India20175.7%
Indonesia201711.5%
Iran, Islamic Rep.201715.2%
Iraq20176.7%
Ireland20172.5%
Isle of Man2017N/A
Israel20173.6%
Italy20171.1%
Jamaica2017N/A
Japan20170.8%
Jordan20173%
Kazakhstan20174.5%
Kenya201718.4%
Kiribati2017N/A
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.2017N/A
Korea, Rep.20173.4%
Kosovo20174.2%
Kuwait20173.1%
Kyrgyz Republic20174.1%
Lao PDR20176.4%
Latvia20170.6%
Lebanon20172.4%
Lesotho20173.6%
Liberia201720.7%
Libya20174.9%
Liechtenstein2017N/A
Lithuania20177.4%
Luxembourg20174.1%
Macao SAR, China2017N/A
Madagascar201713.6%
Malawi201715%
Malaysia20174.4%
Maldives20171.4%
Mali20177.7%
Malta20170.1%
Marshall Islands2017N/A
Mauritania20176.9%
Mauritius20171.6%
Mexico20174.7%
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.2017N/A
Moldova20172.9%
Monaco2017N/A
Mongolia20174%
Montenegro20173.7%
Morocco20170.7%
Mozambique20177.1%
Myanmar201716.4%
Namibia20176.6%
Nauru2017N/A
Nepal201716%
Netherlands20171.1%
New Caledonia2017N/A
New Zealand20173.7%
Nicaragua201711.6%
Niger201712.7%
Nigeria201712.4%
North Macedonia20170.8%
Northern Mariana Islands2017N/A
Norway20171.6%
Oman2017N/A
Pakistan20172.1%
Palau2017N/A
Panama20173.5%
Papua New Guinea2017N/A
Paraguay20177%
Peru20176.3%
Philippines201713.4%
Poland20172.1%
Portugal20171.3%
Puerto Rico2017N/A
Qatar2017N/A
Romania20171.4%
Russian Federation20171%
Rwanda201710.6%
Samoa2017N/A
San Marino2017N/A
Sao Tome and Principe2017N/A
Saudi Arabia20174.1%
Senegal20176.2%
Serbia20173.8%
Seychelles2017N/A
Sierra Leone201711.6%
Singapore20171%
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)2017N/A
Slovak Republic20172.2%
Slovenia20173.3%
Solomon Islands2017N/A
Somalia2017N/A
South Africa20174.2%
South Sudan20179.1%
Spain20173%
Sri Lanka20176.5%
St. Kitts and Nevis2017N/A
St. Lucia2017N/A
St. Martin (French part)2017N/A
St. Vincent and the Grenadines2017N/A
Sudan2017N/A
Suriname2017N/A
Sweden20170.7%
Switzerland20174%
Syrian Arab Republic2017N/A
Tajikistan201710.7%
Tanzania201710.2%
Thailand20177.4%
Timor-Leste2017N/A
Togo20179.4%
Tonga2017N/A
Trinidad and Tobago20174.7%
Tunisia20173.1%
Turkiye20178.8%
Turkmenistan20176.8%
Turks and Caicos Islands2017N/A
Tuvalu2017N/A
Uganda201720.7%
Ukraine20170.9%
United Arab Emirates20173.1%
United Kingdom20171.6%
United States20172.8%
Uruguay20172.2%
Uzbekistan20170.9%
Vanuatu2017N/A
Venezuela, RB20174.8%
Vietnam201713.3%
Virgin Islands (U.S.)2017N/A
West Bank and Gaza20170.8%
Yemen, Rep.2017N/A
Zambia201713.1%
Zimbabwe20176.3%

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