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Firms with female participation in ownership (% of firms)
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024.
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Key Insights
Global Average
33.7%
Median: 33.8%
Countries Covered
111
with available data
Highest
Jamaica
66.9%
Lowest
Iraq
3.8%
Top 5 Countries
1Jamaica66.9%
2Paraguay63.4%
3Colombia62.5%
4Seychelles60.6%
5Indonesia59.4%
By Region
Oceania58.2%(1 countries)
South America55.8%(4 countries)
Europe40.3%(27 countries)
Other32.3%(55 countries)
North America27.8%(3 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (3.8%)High (66.9%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 33.7%)
Oceania (1)
South America (4)
Europe (27)
Other (55)
North America (3)
Asia (16)
Africa (5)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamaica | 66.9% |
| 2 | Paraguay | 63.4% |
| 3 | Colombia | 62.5% |
| 4 | Seychelles | 60.6% |
| 5 | Indonesia | 59.4% |
| 6 | Iceland | 58.8% |
| 7 | New Zealand | 58.2% |
| 8 | Central African Republic | 57.5% |
| 9 | Philippines | 56.7% |
| 10 | Spain | 56.6% |
| 11 | Ireland | 56.0% |
| 12 | Ecuador | 55.7% |
| 13 | El Salvador | 55.5% |
| 14 | Lesotho | 55.4% |
| 15 | Peru | 55.3% |
| 16 | Samoa | 54.9% |
| 17 | Costa Rica | 53.0% |
| 18 | Italy | 52.9% |
| 19 | France | 51.2% |
| 20 | Eswatini | 50.2% |
| 21 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 50.0% |
| 22 | Uruguay | 49.8% |
| 23 | Cape Verde | 48.4% |
| 24 | Portugal | 47.8% |
| 25 | United Kingdom | 47.1% |
| 26 | Namibia | 46.8% |
| 27 | Latvia | 46.5% |
| 28 | Malta | 45.6% |
| 29 | Belgium | 44.6% |
| 30 | Finland | 44.0% |
| 31 | People's Republic of China | 44.0% |
| 32 | Greece | 43.9% |
| 33 | Hungary | 43.5% |
| 34 | Vanuatu | 42.2% |
| 35 | Luxembourg | 40.5% |
| 36 | Cambodia | 40.4% |
| 37 | Mauritius | 39.6% |
| 38 | Moldova, Republic of | 39.4% |
| 39 | Malaysia | 38.6% |
| 40 | Estonia | 38.0% |
| 41 | Rwanda | 37.8% |
| 42 | Hong Kong | 37.1% |
| 43 | Canada | 37.1% |
| 44 | Papua New Guinea | 37.0% |
| 45 | Austria | 36.9% |
| 46 | Cameroon | 36.8% |
| 47 | Sweden | 36.0% |
| 48 | Singapore | 35.9% |
| 49 | Botswana | 35.1% |
| 50 | Ghana | 35.0% |
| 51 | Netherlands | 35.0% |
| 52 | Slovenia | 35.0% |
| 53 | Bahrain | 34.4% |
| 54 | Croatia | 34.3% |
| 55 | Kyrgyzstan | 34.3% |
| 56 | South Sudan | 33.8% |
| 57 | Germany | 33.5% |
| 58 | Barbados | 32.6% |
| 59 | Czech Republic | 32.1% |
| 60 | Denmark | 31.8% |
| 61 | United States of America | 31.3% |
| 62 | Bhutan | 31.3% |
| 63 | Tonga | 31.2% |
| 64 | Benin | 30.1% |
| 65 | Kazakhstan | 30.1% |
| 66 | Cyprus | 30.0% |
| 67 | Bulgaria | 29.5% |
| 68 | Georgia | 29.5% |
| 69 | Uzbekistan | 28.9% |
| 70 | Slovakia | 28.7% |
| 71 | Armenia | 27.9% |
| 72 | Serbia | 27.4% |
| 73 | Timor-Leste | 26.9% |
| 74 | Angola | 26.8% |
| 75 | Romania | 26.7% |
| 76 | Equatorial Guinea | 26.1% |
| 77 | Jordan | 25.6% |
| 78 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 25.0% |
| 79 | Togo | 25.0% |
| 80 | Vietnam | 24.8% |
| 81 | Madagascar | 24.2% |
| 82 | Montenegro | 24.0% |
| 83 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 23.7% |
| 84 | Republic of the Congo | 22.9% |
| 85 | Cote d'Ivoire | 22.5% |
| 86 | Burkina Faso | 22.2% |
| 87 | South Korea | 21.5% |
| 88 | Senegal | 20.7% |
| 89 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 20.6% |
| 90 | Sierra Leone | 19.1% |
| 91 | Tunisia | 18.6% |
| 92 | Republic of The Gambia | 17.1% |
| 93 | Israel | 16.9% |
| 94 | Türkiye | 15.8% |
| 95 | Mexico | 14.9% |
| 96 | Nepal | 14.7% |
| 97 | United Republic of Tanzania | 13.2% |
| 98 | Morocco | 12.3% |
| 99 | State of Palestine | 11.8% |
| 100 | Mali | 11.3% |
| 101 | Tajikistan | 10.7% |
| 102 | Chad | 10.7% |
| 103 | South Africa | 10.6% |
| 104 | Turkmenistan | 10.4% |
| 105 | Azerbaijan | 9.6% |
| 106 | Bangladesh | 6.7% |
| 107 | Egypt | 5.2% |
| 108 | Pakistan | 4.9% |
| 109 | Saudi Arabia | 4.9% |
| 110 | India | 3.9% |
| 111 | Iraq | 3.8% |
Showing 111 of 111 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).
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