Number of female business owners in Brunei
Brunei: Number of female business owners was 42 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
42
Change on year
down 39.1%
World rank
69th
of 72 countries
All-time high
69
in 2019
All-time low
32
in 2017
Years of data
6
2015–2020
Number of female business owners in Brunei, 2015–2020
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
Analysis
In 2020, number of female business owners in Brunei stood at 42.
The figure is down 39.1% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.
Brunei ranks 69th of 72 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Number of female business owners in Brunei, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 33 | — |
| 2016 | 37 | +12.1% |
| 2017 | 32 | -13.5% |
| 2018 | 48 | +50.0% |
| 2019 | 69 | +43.8% |
| 2020 | 42 | -39.1% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 42 is below the median for high income countries, which is 5,699, 1% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 42 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 658, 6% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 43.8 | 32 | 69 | 5 |
| 2020s | 42 | 42 | 42 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 66 Samoa 70 compare
- 67 Central African Republic 55 compare
- 68 Liberia 53 compare
- 70 Bhutan 37
- 71 Tuvalu 4 compare
- 72 Marshall Islands 2
More private sector data for Brunei
- Merchandise trade 110.0% (2025)
- Food imports 8.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 23.7% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 6.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 1.51 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.1% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 24.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 10.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 443.71 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 22,512 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of female business owners in Brunei?
- Number of female business owners in Brunei was 42 in 2020, 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 Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 69 in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of female business owners recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 32 in 2017.
- How does Brunei rank for number of female business owners?
- Brunei ranks 69th out of 72 countries with data for 2020.
- Is number of female business owners rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei 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.