social2025
Firms where largest owner is also the top manager (% of firms) — series 2
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.
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Key Insights
Global Average
76.2Percentage
Median: 77.2Percentage
Countries Covered
162
with available data
Highest
Panama
96.9Percentage
Lowest
Zimbabwe
31.4Percentage
Top 5 Countries
1Panama96.9Percentage
2Lao People's Democratic Republic96.3Percentage
3Cambodia94.7Percentage
4Israel94.5Percentage
5Sierra Leone93.3Percentage
By Region
South America81.6Percentage(6 countries)
Oceania79.9Percentage(2 countries)
Africa78.8Percentage(8 countries)
Other76.2Percentage(89 countries)
Asia76.0Percentage(22 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (31.4Percentage)High (96.9Percentage)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 76.2Percentage)
South America (6)
Oceania (2)
Africa (8)
Other (89)
Asia (22)
Europe (31)
North America (4)
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 country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. 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 | Panama | 96.9Percentage |
| 2 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 96.3Percentage |
| 3 | Cambodia | 94.7Percentage |
| 4 | Israel | 94.5Percentage |
| 5 | Sierra Leone | 93.3Percentage |
| 6 | Kiribati | 93.1Percentage |
| 7 | Vietnam | 92.6Percentage |
| 8 | Bolivia | 91.8Percentage |
| 9 | Indonesia | 91.6Percentage |
| 10 | Afghanistan | 90.5Percentage |
| 11 | Suriname | 90.5Percentage |
| 12 | Timor-Leste | 90.4Percentage |
| 13 | Türkiye | 90.2Percentage |
| 14 | Trinidad and Tobago | 90.0Percentage |
| 15 | Poland | 89.9Percentage |
| 16 | Bangladesh | 89.7Percentage |
| 17 | Morocco | 89.4Percentage |
| 18 | Uganda | 89.3Percentage |
| 19 | Rwanda | 89.2Percentage |
| 20 | South Korea | 89.2Percentage |
| 21 | Dominican Republic | 88.9Percentage |
| 22 | Cape Verde | 88.8Percentage |
| 23 | Seychelles | 88.6Percentage |
| 24 | State of Palestine | 88.4Percentage |
| 25 | Jamaica | 87.6Percentage |
| 26 | Albania | 86.9Percentage |
| 27 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 86.7Percentage |
| 28 | Uruguay | 86.4Percentage |
| 29 | Cyprus | 86.3Percentage |
| 30 | Brazil | 86.2Percentage |
| 31 | Ireland | 86.2Percentage |
| 32 | Bhutan | 86.2Percentage |
| 33 | People's Republic of China | 85.8Percentage |
| 34 | Belize | 85.3Percentage |
| 35 | Romania | 85.2Percentage |
| 36 | Madagascar | 85.0Percentage |
| 37 | Singapore | 84.9Percentage |
| 38 | Mauritius | 84.2Percentage |
| 39 | Chile | 84.0Percentage |
| 40 | Brunei Darussalam | 84.0Percentage |
| 41 | Tunisia | 83.9Percentage |
| 42 | Serbia | 83.9Percentage |
| 43 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 83.9Percentage |
| 44 | Slovakia | 83.8Percentage |
| 45 | France | 83.6Percentage |
| 46 | Maldives | 83.3Percentage |
| 47 | Hong Kong | 83.3Percentage |
| 48 | Antigua and Barbuda | 83.2Percentage |
| 49 | Ghana | 83.2Percentage |
| 50 | Kenya | 83.2Percentage |
| 51 | Hungary | 83.2Percentage |
| 52 | Sri Lanka | 83.0Percentage |
| 53 | New Zealand | 82.8Percentage |
| 54 | Saint Lucia | 82.8Percentage |
| 55 | Egypt | 82.7Percentage |
| 56 | Mongolia | 82.6Percentage |
| 57 | Mali | 82.4Percentage |
| 58 | Fiji | 82.3Percentage |
| 59 | Turkmenistan | 82.2Percentage |
| 60 | Ecuador | 82.0Percentage |
| 61 | Malawi | 81.7Percentage |
| 62 | Belgium | 81.6Percentage |
| 63 | Japan | 81.6Percentage |
| 64 | Iraq | 81.4Percentage |
| 65 | Ethiopia | 81.2Percentage |
| 66 | Sao Tome and Principe | 81.2Percentage |
| 67 | Vanuatu | 80.9Percentage |
| 68 | Samoa | 80.9Percentage |
| 69 | Togo | 80.6Percentage |
| 70 | Nepal | 80.3Percentage |
| 71 | Thailand | 80.2Percentage |
| 72 | Uzbekistan | 79.7Percentage |
| 73 | Somalia | 79.1Percentage |
| 74 | Solomon Islands | 78.9Percentage |
| 75 | Republic of The Gambia | 78.5Percentage |
| 76 | Mozambique | 78.1Percentage |
| 77 | Chad | 78.1Percentage |
| 78 | Switzerland | 78.1Percentage |
| 79 | Lithuania | 78.0Percentage |
| 80 | Kyrgyzstan | 77.5Percentage |
| 81 | Grenada | 77.2Percentage |
| 82 | Bulgaria | 77.2Percentage |
| 83 | Malaysia | 77.1Percentage |
| 84 | Australia | 76.9Percentage |
| 85 | Peru | 76.7Percentage |
| 86 | Greece | 76.6Percentage |
| 87 | Germany | 76.6Percentage |
| 88 | Comoros | 76.2Percentage |
| 89 | Moldova, Republic of | 76.1Percentage |
| 90 | Azerbaijan | 76.0Percentage |
| 91 | Lesotho | 75.7Percentage |
| 92 | Philippines | 75.6Percentage |
| 93 | Angola | 75.4Percentage |
| 94 | Botswana | 75.2Percentage |
| 95 | Guinea-Bissau | 75.2Percentage |
| 96 | South Africa | 75.0Percentage |
| 97 | Czech Republic | 74.8Percentage |
| 98 | Estonia | 74.7Percentage |
| 99 | Luxembourg | 74.4Percentage |
| 100 | Colombia | 74.4Percentage |
| 101 | Jordan | 74.3Percentage |
| 102 | Benin | 74.3Percentage |
| 103 | Guatemala | 74.3Percentage |
| 104 | Liberia | 74.2Percentage |
| 105 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 73.8Percentage |
| 106 | Burkina Faso | 73.6Percentage |
| 107 | Malta | 73.6Percentage |
| 108 | Cameroon | 73.4Percentage |
| 109 | Republic of the Congo | 73.1Percentage |
| 110 | Namibia | 72.9Percentage |
| 111 | Cote d'Ivoire | 72.6Percentage |
| 112 | Portugal | 72.4Percentage |
| 113 | Georgia | 72.3Percentage |
| 114 | United States of America | 72.3Percentage |
| 115 | Zambia | 72.0Percentage |
| 116 | Paraguay | 71.9Percentage |
| 117 | Canada | 71.7Percentage |
| 118 | Finland | 71.7Percentage |
| 119 | Spain | 71.5Percentage |
| 120 | Austria | 71.1Percentage |
| 121 | Sweden | 71.0Percentage |
| 122 | Croatia | 70.9Percentage |
| 123 | Netherlands | 70.6Percentage |
| 124 | United Kingdom | 70.6Percentage |
| 125 | Denmark | 70.5Percentage |
| 126 | Barbados | 70.4Percentage |
| 127 | Mauritania | 70.2Percentage |
| 128 | Latvia | 70.1Percentage |
| 129 | Equatorial Guinea | 69.2Percentage |
| 130 | Slovenia | 68.7Percentage |
| 131 | Papua New Guinea | 68.3Percentage |
| 132 | Niger | 67.5Percentage |
| 133 | El Salvador | 67.5Percentage |
| 134 | Kazakhstan | 67.3Percentage |
| 135 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 66.4Percentage |
| 136 | Armenia | 64.9Percentage |
| 137 | Tajikistan | 64.0Percentage |
| 138 | Djibouti | 63.8Percentage |
| 139 | Pakistan | 63.6Percentage |
| 140 | Montenegro | 63.5Percentage |
| 141 | Italy | 63.2Percentage |
| 142 | Tonga | 62.7Percentage |
| 143 | India | 61.9Percentage |
| 144 | Bahrain | 61.8Percentage |
| 145 | Iceland | 61.7Percentage |
| 146 | Costa Rica | 61.5Percentage |
| 147 | Central African Republic | 61.2Percentage |
| 148 | Eritrea | 60.4Percentage |
| 149 | Nigeria | 60.1Percentage |
| 150 | Eswatini | 59.9Percentage |
| 151 | Saudi Arabia | 59.8Percentage |
| 152 | Mexico | 58.8Percentage |
| 153 | Burundi | 57.1Percentage |
| 154 | Senegal | 57.1Percentage |
| 155 | South Sudan | 55.7Percentage |
| 156 | United Republic of Tanzania | 53.6Percentage |
| 157 | Norway | 52.5Percentage |
| 158 | Guinea | 43.5Percentage |
| 159 | Gabon | 42.2Percentage |
| 160 | Kuwait | 31.7Percentage |
| 161 | Qatar | 31.5Percentage |
| 162 | Zimbabwe | 31.4Percentage |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2025).
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