Number of female business owners in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Number of female business owners was 55 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Number of female business owners in Central African Republic, 2014–2020
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 Central African Republic is 55, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 34.1% on the previous year and up 292.9% over ten years.
Central African Republic ranks 67th of 72 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Number of female business owners in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 14 | — |
| 2015 | 13 | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 19 | +46.2% |
| 2017 | 30 | +57.9% |
| 2018 | 49 | +63.3% |
| 2019 | 41 | -16.3% |
| 2020 | 55 | +34.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 27.67 | 13 | 49 | 6 |
| 2020s | 55 | 55 | 55 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Central African Republic
More private sector data for Central African Republic
- Merchandise trade 27.0% (2025)
- Food imports 20.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 51.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 573.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 71.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 255.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 46.25 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0832 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 110.74 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of female business owners in Central African Republic?
- Number of female business owners in Central African Republic was 55 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 Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 55 in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of female business owners recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 13 in 2015.
- How does Central African Republic rank for number of female business owners?
- Central African Republic ranks 67th out of 72 countries with data for 2020.
- Is number of female business owners rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 292.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Central African Republic 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.