Number of female business owners in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Number of female business owners was 83 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of female business owners in Guinea-Bissau, 2014–2024
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 83 for number of female business owners in 2024.
The figure is up 69.4% on the previous year and up 196.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of female business owners in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 102 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 22, in 2019.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 64th 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 Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 28 | — |
| 2015 | 33 | +17.9% |
| 2016 | 37 | +12.1% |
| 2017 | 36 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 26 | -27.8% |
| 2019 | 22 | -15.4% |
| 2020 | 26 | +18.2% |
| 2021 | 102 | +292.3% |
| 2022 | 46 | -54.9% |
| 2023 | 49 | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 83 | +69.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.33 | 22 | 37 | 6 |
| 2020s | 61.2 | 26 | 102 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 61 Afghanistan 177 compare
- 62 Lao People's Democratic Republic 166 compare
- 63 Tajikistan 97 compare
- 65 Comoros 74 compare
- 66 Samoa 70 compare
- 67 Central African Republic 55 compare
More private sector data for Guinea-Bissau
- Merchandise trade 31.7% (2025)
- Food imports 41.7% (2018)
- Manufactures imports 38.6% (2018)
- Merchandise imports 489.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 68.5% (2018)
- Manufactures exports 0.0% (2015)
- Merchandise exports 313.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 139.14 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1238 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 36.68 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of female business owners in Guinea-Bissau?
- Number of female business owners in Guinea-Bissau was 83 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 102 in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of female business owners recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 22 in 2019.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for number of female business owners?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 64th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of female business owners rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 196.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.