Firms with female participation in ownership (% of firms)

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EconomyYearFirms with female participation in ownership (% of firms)
Afghanistan2023N/A
Albania201920.7%
Algeria2023N/A
American Samoa2023N/A
Andorra2023N/A
Angola2023N/A
Antigua and Barbuda2023N/A
Argentina201757.8%
Armenia202027.4%
Aruba2023N/A
Australia2023N/A
Austria202136.9%
Azerbaijan201915.3%
Bahamas, The2023N/A
Bahrain2023N/A
Bangladesh20226.7%
Barbados202332.6%
Belarus201845.5%
Belgium202044.2%
Belize2023N/A
Benin201636.7%
Bermuda2023N/A
Bhutan201543.3%
Bolivia201768.6%
Bosnia and Herzegovina202323.7%
Botswana202335.1%
Brazil2023N/A
British Virgin Islands2023N/A
Brunei Darussalam2023N/A
Bulgaria202329.5%
Burkina Faso2023N/A
Burundi2023N/A
Cabo Verde2023N/A
Cambodia202340.4%
Cameroon201639.7%
Canada2023N/A
Cayman Islands2023N/A
Central African Republic202357.5%
Chad202310.7%
Channel Islands2023N/A
Chile2023N/A
China2023N/A
Colombia202362.5%
Comoros2023N/A
Congo, Dem. Rep.2023N/A
Congo, Rep.2023N/A
Costa Rica202353%
Cote d'Ivoire202322.5%
Croatia202334.3%
Cuba2023N/A
Curacao2023N/A
Cyprus201945.1%
Czechia201929.9%
Denmark202031.8%
Djibouti2023N/A
Dominica2023N/A
Dominican Republic201632.2%
Ecuador201770.4%
Egypt, Arab Rep.20205.2%
El Salvador202355.5%
Equatorial Guinea2023N/A
Eritrea2023N/A
Estonia202338%
Eswatini201636%
Ethiopia201536.2%
Faroe Islands2023N/A
Fiji2023N/A
Finland202044%
France202151.2%
French Polynesia2023N/A
Gabon2023N/A
Gambia, The202317.1%
Georgia202329.5%
Germany202133.5%
Ghana202335%
Gibraltar2023N/A
Greece202343.9%
Greenland2023N/A
Grenada2023N/A
Guam2023N/A
Guatemala201731.5%
Guinea20169%
Guinea-Bissau2023N/A
Guyana2023N/A
Haiti2023N/A
Honduras201654.7%
Hong Kong SAR, China202337.1%
Hungary202343.5%
Iceland2023N/A
India20223.9%
Indonesia202359.4%
Iran, Islamic Rep.2023N/A
Iraq20223.8%
Ireland202054.9%
Isle of Man2023N/A
Israel2023N/A
Italy201924%
Jamaica2023N/A
Japan2023N/A
Jordan201922.6%
Kazakhstan201930.5%
Kenya201847.5%
Kiribati2023N/A
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.2023N/A
Korea, Rep.2023N/A
Kosovo20197.3%
Kuwait2023N/A
Kyrgyz Republic202334.3%
Lao PDR201836.5%
Latvia201946.6%
Lebanon20199.9%
Lesotho202355.4%
Liberia201737.4%
Libya2023N/A
Liechtenstein2023N/A
Lithuania201943.1%
Luxembourg202040.5%
Macao SAR, China2023N/A
Madagascar202224.2%
Malawi2023N/A
Malaysia201940.9%
Maldives2023N/A
Mali201615.3%
Malta201946%
Marshall Islands2023N/A
Mauritania2023N/A
Mauritius202339.6%
Mexico202314.9%
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.2023N/A
Moldova201939.9%
Monaco2023N/A
Mongolia201943.7%
Montenegro202324%
Morocco202312.3%
Mozambique201828.3%
Myanmar201635.1%
Namibia2023N/A
Nauru2023N/A
Nepal202314.7%
Netherlands202035%
New Caledonia2023N/A
New Zealand202358.2%
Nicaragua201635.8%
Niger201714.5%
Nigeria2023N/A
North Macedonia202320.6%
Northern Mariana Islands2023N/A
Norway2023N/A
Oman2023N/A
Pakistan20224.9%
Palau2023N/A
Panama2023N/A
Papua New Guinea201546.5%
Paraguay202363.4%
Peru202355.3%
Philippines202356.7%
Poland201937%
Portugal202347.8%
Puerto Rico2023N/A
Qatar2023N/A
Romania202326.7%
Russian Federation201934%
Rwanda202337.8%
Samoa202354.9%
San Marino2023N/A
Sao Tome and Principe2023N/A
Saudi Arabia20224.9%
Senegal2023N/A
Serbia201928.5%
Seychelles202360.6%
Sierra Leone202319.1%
Singapore202335.9%
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)2023N/A
Slovak Republic202325.6%
Slovenia201934.1%
Solomon Islands201547.4%
Somalia2023N/A
South Africa202010.6%
South Sudan2023N/A
Spain202161.8%
Sri Lanka2023N/A
St. Kitts and Nevis2023N/A
St. Lucia2023N/A
St. Martin (French part)2023N/A
St. Vincent and the Grenadines2023N/A
Sudan2023N/A
Suriname201832.7%
Sweden202037.3%
Switzerland2023N/A
Syrian Arab Republic2023N/A
Tajikistan201922.7%
Tanzania202313.2%
Thailand201664.4%
Timor-Leste202126.9%
Togo202325%
Tonga2023N/A
Trinidad and Tobago2023N/A
Tunisia202040.1%
Turkiye201911.3%
Turkmenistan2023N/A
Turks and Caicos Islands2023N/A
Tuvalu2023N/A
Uganda2023N/A
Ukraine201938.6%
United Arab Emirates2023N/A
United Kingdom2023N/A
United States2023N/A
Uruguay201737%
Uzbekistan201925.9%
Vanuatu202342.2%
Venezuela, RB2023N/A
Vietnam202324.8%
Virgin Islands (U.S.)2023N/A
West Bank and Gaza202311.8%
Yemen, Rep.2023N/A
Zambia201941.5%
Zimbabwe201642.5%

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