Number of female business owners in Burundi
Burundi: Number of female business owners was 1,999 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Number of female business owners in Burundi, 2014–2021
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
Analysis
In 2021, number of female business owners in Burundi stood at 1,999.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.8% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.
That places Burundi 39th out of 72 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Number of female business owners in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2,855 | — |
| 2015 | 1,263 | -55.8% |
| 2016 | 1,193 | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 2,885 | +141.8% |
| 2018 | 4,591 | +59.1% |
| 2019 | 3,597 | -21.7% |
| 2020 | 1,804 | -49.8% |
| 2021 | 1,999 | +10.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,731 | 1,193 | 4,591 | 6 |
| 2020s | 1,902 | 1,804 | 1,999 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More private sector data for Burundi
- Merchandise trade 45.2% (2025)
- Food imports 13.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 61.1% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 1.19 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 46.0% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 15.2% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 332.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 23.07 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0987 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 89.71 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of female business owners in Burundi?
- Number of female business owners in Burundi was 1,999 in 2021, 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 Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 4,591 in 2018.
- What is the lowest number of female business owners recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,193 in 2016.
- How does Burundi rank for number of female business owners?
- Burundi ranks 39th out of 72 countries with data for 2021.
- Is number of female business owners rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi 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.