Number of female business owners in Fiji
Fiji: Number of female business owners was 347 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of female business owners in Fiji, 2014–2024
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
Analysis
In 2024, number of female business owners in Fiji stood at 347.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 285.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of female business owners in Fiji peaked at 387 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 89, in 2017.
Fiji ranks 58th of 72 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of female business owners in Fiji, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 90 | — |
| 2015 | 95 | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 92 | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 89 | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 113 | +27.0% |
| 2019 | 142 | +25.7% |
| 2020 | 260 | +83.1% |
| 2021 | 253 | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 387 | +53.0% |
| 2023 | 353 | -8.8% |
| 2024 | 347 | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 103.5 | 89 | 142 | 6 |
| 2020s | 320 | 253 | 387 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 55 Bahrain 665 compare
- 56 Timor-Leste 658 compare
- 57 Palestine, State of 382 compare
- 59 Congo 217 compare
- 60 Qatar 185 compare
- 61 Afghanistan 177 compare
More private sector data for Fiji
- Merchandise trade 70.6% (2025)
- Food imports 19.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 56.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 3.25 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 64.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 15.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 1.13 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,207 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1817 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -0.6178 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of female business owners in Fiji?
- Number of female business owners in Fiji was 347 in 2024, 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 Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 387 in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of female business owners recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 89 in 2017.
- How does Fiji rank for number of female business owners?
- Fiji ranks 58th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of female business owners rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 285.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Fiji 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.