Number of female business owners in Bhutan
Bhutan: Number of female business owners was 37 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Number of female business owners in Bhutan, 2014–2018
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of female business owners in Bhutan is 37, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 36.2% on the previous year and up 164.3% over five years.
Bhutan ranks 70th of 72 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Number of female business owners in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 14 | — |
| 2015 | 33 | +135.7% |
| 2016 | 35 | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 58 | +65.7% |
| 2018 | 37 | -36.2% |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 67 Central African Republic 55 compare
- 68 Liberia 53 compare
- 69 Brunei Darussalam 42
- 71 Tuvalu 4 compare
- 72 Marshall Islands 2
More private sector data for Bhutan
- Merchandise trade 83.3% (2025)
- Food imports 11.4% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 70.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 2.18 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 5.9% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 58.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 800.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,004 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2235 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.1 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of female business owners in Bhutan?
- Number of female business owners in Bhutan was 37 in 2018, according to World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
- What is the highest number of female business owners recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 58 in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of female business owners recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 14 in 2014.
- How does Bhutan rank for number of female business owners?
- Bhutan ranks 70th out of 72 countries with data for 2018.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026, published as part of Number of female business owners. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of female business owners is the number of female individuals that own at least one share of a limited liability company that was newly registered in the calendar year.