Number of female business owners in Malaysia
Malaysia: Number of female business owners was 31,050 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Number of female business owners in Malaysia, 2014–2024
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 Malaysia is 31,050, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of female business owners in Malaysia peaked at 32,040 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 28,361, in 2020.
That places Malaysia 8th out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Number of female business owners in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 32,040 | — |
| 2015 | 31,232 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 30,276 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 29,995 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 28,919 | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 31,433 | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 28,361 | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 29,086 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 28,827 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 30,679 | +6.4% |
| 2024 | 31,050 | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30,649 | 28,919 | 32,040 | 6 |
| 2020s | 29,601 | 28,361 | 31,050 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More private sector data for Malaysia
- Merchandise trade 151.7% (2025)
- Food imports 8.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 72.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 340.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.4% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 72.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 376.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 10,452 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7964 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 13.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of female business owners in Malaysia?
- Number of female business owners in Malaysia was 31,050 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 32,040 in 2014.
- What is the lowest number of female business owners recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 28,361 in 2020.
- How does Malaysia rank for number of female business owners?
- Malaysia ranks 8th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of female business owners rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malaysia 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.