Firms with female participation in ownership (% of firms)
Trade & ExternalWB WDIwb_wdi:IC.FRM.FEMO.ZS•Percentage•2004 → 2025•181 countries
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Coverage
181
Frequency
—
Range
2004 \u2192 2025
Latest
2025
Firms with female participation in ownership (% of firms) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2025)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 16.94%
16.94% – 26.21%
26.21% – 34.01%
34.01% – 38.57%
38.57% – 47.1%
47.1% – 55.77%
> 55.77%
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Highest 15 countries
Firms with female participation in ownership (% of firms)
181 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Firms with female participation in ownership (% of firms)
Countries
181
Median
36.6%
Mean
36.5%
25th pctl
24.7%
75th pctl
48.4%
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Firms with female participation in ownership (% of firms)
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| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM | 86.78% | 2009 | — |
| St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 75.98% | 2010 | — |
| GuatemalaGTM | 69.95% | 2025 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 66.91% | 2024 | |
| TongaTON | 65.29% | 2009 | — |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 64.43% | 2015 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 63.42% | 2023 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 62.5% | 2023 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 61.9% | 2010 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 61.6% | 2025 | — |
| ThailandTHA | 61.3% | 2025 | |
| SeychellesSYC | 60.63% | 2023 | — |
| IndonesiaIDN | 59.38% | 2023 | |
| IcelandISL | 58.76% | 2024 | — |
| Bahamas, TheBHS | 58.29% | 2010 | — |
| GuyanaGUY | 58.26% | 2010 | — |
| New ZealandNZL | 58.23% | 2023 | — |
| ArgentinaARG | 57.81% | 2017 | |
| St. Kitts and NevisKNA | 57.75% | 2010 | — |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 57.47% | 2023 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 56.84% | 2025 | — |
| PhilippinesPHL | 56.74% | 2023 | |
| AngolaAGO | 56.57% | 2010 | |
| SpainESP | 56.57% | 2024 | |
| Antigua and BarbudaATG | 56.16% | 2025 | |
| IrelandIRL | 56.05% | 2024 | |
| EcuadorECU | 55.67% | 2024 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 55.53% | 2023 | |
| BrazilBRA | 55.44% | 2025 | |
| LesothoLSO | 55.36% | 2023 | |
| PeruPER | 55.31% | 2023 | |
| SamoaWSM | 54.94% | 2023 | |
| HondurasHND | 54.72% | 2016 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 54.33% | 2025 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 53.85% | 2025 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 53.01% | 2023 | |
| ItalyITA | 52.95% | 2024 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 51.09% | 2015 | |
| NorwayNOR | 50.36% | 2025 | — |
| EswatiniSWZ | 50.2% | 2024 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 50.04% | 2024 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 49.91% | 2025 | — |
| UruguayURY | 49.78% | 2024 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 48.8% | 2025 | |
| GrenadaGRD | 48.64% | 2025 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 48.42% | 2024 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 48.36% | 2025 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 48.26% | 2025 | |
| ChileCHL | 48% | 2025 | |
| PortugalPRT | 47.76% | 2023 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 47.18% | 2025 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 47.14% | 2024 | — |
| BurundiBDI | 47.04% | 2025 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 46.83% | 2024 | |
| LatviaLVA | 46.52% | 2024 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 45.83% | 2025 | — |
| MaltaMLT | 45.65% | 2024 | |
| BelarusBLR | 45.5% | 2018 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 45.08% | 2025 | |
| ComorosCOM | 45.02% | 2025 | — |
| FijiFJI | 44.89% | 2025 | |
| ChinaCHN | 44% | 2024 | |
| GreeceGRC | 43.95% | 2023 | |
| HungaryHUN | 43.49% | 2023 | |
| LebanonLBN | 43.48% | 2013 | |
| FranceFRA | 43.15% | 2025 | |
| PanamaPAN | 42.51% | 2025 | |
| FinlandFIN | 42.28% | 2025 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 42.2% | 2023 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 41.62% | 2013 | |
| DominicaDMA | 40.98% | 2010 | — |
| LuxembourgLUX | 40.47% | 2020 | — |
| CambodiaKHM | 40.44% | 2023 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 40.13% | 2020 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 39.58% | 2023 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 39.39% | 2024 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 39.07% | 2025 | |
| UkraineUKR | 38.57% | 2019 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 38.56% | 2024 | |
| EstoniaEST | 38.04% | 2023 | |
| SurinameSUR | 37.94% | 2025 | |
| RwandaRWA | 37.76% | 2023 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 37.59% | 2025 | — |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 37.28% | 2025 | — |
| Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG | 37.14% | 2023 | — |
| CanadaCAN | 37.06% | 2024 | — |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 37.03% | 2024 | |
| PolandPOL | 36.86% | 2025 | |
| CameroonCMR | 36.84% | 2024 | |
| GabonGAB | 36.69% | 2025 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 36.55% | 2025 | |
| KenyaKEN | 36.48% | 2025 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 36.28% | 2025 | |
| JapanJPN | 36.28% | 2025 | — |
| SwedenSWE | 35.99% | 2024 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 35.9% | 2023 | — |
| BotswanaBWA | 35.12% | 2023 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 35.05% | 2016 | |
| GhanaGHA | 35.04% | 2023 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 35% | 2024 | |
| BahrainBHR | 34.35% | 2024 | — |
| CroatiaHRV | 34.34% | 2023 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 34.33% | 2023 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 33.96% | 2019 | |
| South SudanSSD | 33.83% | 2024 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 33.7% | 2025 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 32.91% | 2025 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 32.57% | 2023 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 32.34% | 2025 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 32.26% | 2025 | |
| AustriaAUT | 32.23% | 2025 | |
| United StatesUSA | 31.32% | 2024 | — |
| BhutanBTN | 31.27% | 2024 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 30.69% | 2010 | — |
| NetherlandsNLD | 30.25% | 2025 | |
| BeninBEN | 30.13% | 2024 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 30.11% | 2024 | |
| CyprusCYP | 30.02% | 2024 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 29.54% | 2023 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 29.48% | 2023 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 28.89% | 2024 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 28.7% | 2023 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 28.21% | 2025 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 27.93% | 2024 | |
| UgandaUGA | 27.85% | 2025 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 27.45% | 2024 | |
| GermanyDEU | 26.93% | 2025 | |
| RomaniaROU | 26.69% | 2023 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 26.37% | 2025 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 26.1% | 2024 | — |
| MexicoMEX | 25.68% | 2010 | |
| JordanJOR | 25.61% | 2024 | |
| NigerNER | 25.17% | 2025 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 25.03% | 2024 | |
| TogoTGO | 24.96% | 2023 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 24.7% | 2013 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 24.5% | 2025 | |
| MontenegroMNE | 24.03% | 2023 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 23.69% | 2023 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 23.21% | 2025 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 23.06% | 2025 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 22.86% | 2024 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 22.68% | 2019 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 22.6% | 2007 | — |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 22.49% | 2023 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 22.15% | 2024 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 21.51% | 2024 | |
| SenegalSEN | 20.65% | 2024 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 20.59% | 2023 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 19.11% | 2023 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 18.43% | 2025 | |
| MalawiMWI | 17.92% | 2025 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 17.51% | 2025 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 17.1% | 2023 | |
| IsraelISR | 16.95% | 2024 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 16.91% | 2025 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 15.84% | 2024 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 15% | 2007 | — |
| NepalNPL | 14.7% | 2023 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 14.54% | 2025 | — |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 14.4% | 2009 | — |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 14.05% | 2025 | |
| KosovoXKX | 13.75% | 2025 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 12.66% | 2013 | |
| GuineaGIN | 12.64% | 2025 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 12.27% | 2023 | |
| PakistanPAK | 11.8% | 2013 | |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 11.77% | 2023 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 11.5% | 2025 | |
| MaliMLI | 11.31% | 2024 | |
| ChadTCD | 10.69% | 2023 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 10.38% | 2024 | — |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 9.63% | 2024 | |
| SudanSDN | 8.15% | 2014 | — |
| IndiaIND | 7.14% | 2025 | |
| IraqIRQ | 6.79% | 2011 | — |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 6.57% | 2013 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 4.85% | 2022 | — |
| EritreaERI | 4.24% | 2009 | — |
| KuwaitKWT | 2.84% | 2025 | — |
| QatarQAT | 1.27% | 2025 | — |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)