Gender: Female

Percent
2%
44%
Data not available

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.

EconomyYearShare of female business owners (% of total business owners)
Afghanistan20182%
Albania202221.7%
Algeria202215.8%
American Samoa2022N/A
Andorra2022N/A
Angola202220.9%
Antigua and Barbuda2022N/A
Argentina2022N/A
Armenia2022N/A
Aruba2022N/A
Australia2022N/A
Austria2022N/A
Azerbaijan202216.8%
Bahamas, The2022N/A
Bahrain202219.6%
Bangladesh2022N/A
Barbados2022N/A
Belarus202025.3%
Belgium2022N/A
Belize2022N/A
Benin202221.7%
Bermuda2022N/A
Bhutan201833.3%
Bolivia2022N/A
Bosnia and Herzegovina2022N/A
Botswana2022N/A
Brazil2022N/A
British Virgin Islands2022N/A
Brunei Darussalam202024.9%
Bulgaria2022N/A
Burkina Faso2022N/A
Burundi2022N/A
Cabo Verde2022N/A
Cambodia202027.9%
Cameroon2022N/A
Canada2022N/A
Cayman Islands2022N/A
Central African Republic202016.1%
Chad2022N/A
Channel Islands2022N/A
Chile202237.4%
China202037.2%
Colombia2022N/A
Comoros202227.3%
Congo, Dem. Rep.2022N/A
Congo, Rep.2022N/A
Costa Rica2022N/A
Cote d'Ivoire202225.7%
Croatia202023.4%
Cuba2022N/A
Curacao2022N/A
Cyprus2022N/A
Czechia2022N/A
Denmark202221.6%
Djibouti2022N/A
Dominica201625.6%
Dominican Republic2022N/A
Ecuador2022N/A
Egypt, Arab Rep.202015.4%
El Salvador2022N/A
Equatorial Guinea2022N/A
Eritrea2022N/A
Estonia202232.1%
Eswatini2022N/A
Ethiopia2022N/A
Faroe Islands2022N/A
Fiji2022N/A
Finland2022N/A
France2022N/A
French Polynesia2022N/A
Gabon2022N/A
Gambia, The2022N/A
Georgia202225.4%
Germany202215.3%
Ghana2022N/A
Gibraltar2022N/A
Greece202022.3%
Greenland2022N/A
Grenada2022N/A
Guam2022N/A
Guatemala2022N/A
Guinea2022N/A
Guinea-Bissau2022N/A
Guyana2022N/A
Haiti2022N/A
Honduras2022N/A
Hong Kong SAR, China2022N/A
Hungary2022N/A
Iceland2022N/A
India2022N/A
Indonesia2022N/A
Iran, Islamic Rep.2022N/A
Iraq202213.5%
Ireland2022N/A
Isle of Man2022N/A
Israel2022N/A
Italy201821.2%
Jamaica202234.4%
Japan2022N/A
Jordan201817.8%
Kazakhstan201628.6%
Kenya2022N/A
Kiribati201825%
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.2022N/A
Korea, Rep.201624%
Kosovo202219.2%
Kuwait2022N/A
Kyrgyz Republic2022N/A
Lao PDR202023.7%
Latvia201834.1%
Lebanon2022N/A
Lesotho202034.7%
Liberia202223.7%
Libya2022N/A
Liechtenstein2022N/A
Lithuania2022N/A
Luxembourg2022N/A
Macao SAR, China2022N/A
Madagascar2022N/A
Malawi2022N/A
Malaysia202231%
Maldives2022N/A
Mali20188.4%
Malta202218.3%
Marshall Islands202240%
Mauritania201810.9%
Mauritius202017%
Mexico2022N/A
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.2022N/A
Moldova2022N/A
Monaco2022N/A
Mongolia202241.8%
Montenegro202036.9%
Morocco202216.2%
Mozambique202043.1%
Myanmar202032.9%
Namibia202227.3%
Nauru2022N/A
Nepal202010.3%
Netherlands202017.9%
New Caledonia2022N/A
New Zealand2022N/A
Nicaragua2022N/A
Niger2022N/A
Nigeria202033.7%
North Macedonia202028.1%
Northern Mariana Islands2022N/A
Norway202224.1%
Oman202015.2%
Pakistan202212.8%
Palau2022N/A
Panama2022N/A
Papua New Guinea2022N/A
Paraguay2022N/A
Peru2022N/A
Philippines2022N/A
Poland2022N/A
Portugal2022N/A
Puerto Rico2022N/A
Qatar201812.6%
Romania202237%
Russian Federation2022N/A
Rwanda202030.2%
Samoa202044%
San Marino2022N/A
Sao Tome and Principe2022N/A
Saudi Arabia202221.9%
Senegal2022N/A
Serbia202223.5%
Seychelles2022N/A
Sierra Leone202031.3%
Singapore2022N/A
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)2022N/A
Slovak Republic202226.1%
Slovenia201826.9%
Solomon Islands2022N/A
Somalia2022N/A
South Africa2022N/A
South Sudan2022N/A
Spain2022N/A
Sri Lanka2022N/A
St. Kitts and Nevis2022N/A
St. Lucia201624.8%
St. Martin (French part)2022N/A
St. Vincent and the Grenadines2022N/A
Sudan2022N/A
Suriname2022N/A
Sweden2022N/A
Switzerland2022N/A
Syrian Arab Republic2022N/A
Tajikistan20187.8%
Tanzania2022N/A
Thailand202240.5%
Timor-Leste202238.5%
Togo202220.5%
Tonga2022N/A
Trinidad and Tobago2022N/A
Tunisia2022N/A
Turkiye202217.6%
Turkmenistan2022N/A
Turks and Caicos Islands2022N/A
Tuvalu202230.8%
Uganda2022N/A
Ukraine2022N/A
United Arab Emirates20188.8%
United Kingdom2022N/A
United States2022N/A
Uruguay202235.6%
Uzbekistan2022N/A
Vanuatu201626.1%
Venezuela, RB2022N/A
Vietnam202232.1%
Virgin Islands (U.S.)2022N/A
West Bank and Gaza2022N/A
Yemen, Rep.2022N/A
Zambia202227%
Zimbabwe2022N/A

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