Number of female business owners in Mozambique
Mozambique: Number of female business owners was 1,721 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Number of female business owners in Mozambique, 2014–2020
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 1,721 for number of female business owners in 2020.
The figure is down 14.4% on the previous year and up 37.5% over ten years.
Mozambique ranks 42nd of 72 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Number of female business owners in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1,252 | — |
| 2015 | 1,301 | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 1,441 | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 1,640 | +13.8% |
| 2018 | 1,321 | -19.5% |
| 2019 | 2,010 | +52.2% |
| 2020 | 1,721 | -14.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,494 | 1,252 | 2,010 | 6 |
| 2020s | 1,721 | 1,721 | 1,721 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More private sector data for Mozambique
- Merchandise trade 77.5% (2025)
- Food imports 19.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 56.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 9.21 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 12.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 4.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 8.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 227.33 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3626 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of female business owners in Mozambique?
- Number of female business owners in Mozambique was 1,721 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 2,010 in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of female business owners recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,252 in 2014.
- How does Mozambique rank for number of female business owners?
- Mozambique ranks 42nd out of 72 countries with data for 2020.
- Is number of female business owners rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.