Number of female business owners in Chile
Chile: Number of female business owners was 65,161 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of female business owners in Chile, 2014–2023
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
Analysis
Chile recorded 65,161 for number of female business owners in 2023.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 76.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of female business owners in Chile peaked at 80,445 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 36,679, in 2015.
Chile ranks 3rd of 72 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Number of female business owners in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 36,978 | — |
| 2015 | 36,679 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 57,560 | +56.9% |
| 2017 | 51,952 | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 55,398 | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 55,167 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 54,045 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 80,445 | +48.8% |
| 2022 | 66,332 | -17.5% |
| 2023 | 65,161 | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 48,956 | 36,679 | 57,560 | 6 |
| 2020s | 66,496 | 54,045 | 80,445 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More private sector data for Chile
- Merchandise trade 55.9% (2025)
- Food imports 11.6% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 70.1% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 92.66 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 22.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 11.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 107.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,388 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2994 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.91 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of female business owners in Chile?
- Number of female business owners in Chile was 65,161 in 2023, 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 Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 80,445 in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of female business owners recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 36,679 in 2015.
- How does Chile rank for number of female business owners?
- Chile ranks 3rd out of 72 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of female business owners rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile 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.