Number of female business owners in Nepal
Nepal: Number of female business owners was 3,222 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Number of female business owners in Nepal, 2014–2020
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 3,222 for number of female business owners in 2020.
That represents a change of down 32.1% on the previous year and up 56.3% over ten years.
Nepal ranks 31st of 72 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Number of female business owners in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2,062 | — |
| 2015 | 2,392 | +16.0% |
| 2016 | 3,057 | +27.8% |
| 2017 | 3,276 | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 3,760 | +14.8% |
| 2019 | 4,748 | +26.3% |
| 2020 | 3,222 | -32.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3,216 | 2,062 | 4,748 | 6 |
| 2020s | 3,222 | 3,222 | 3,222 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More private sector data for Nepal
- Merchandise trade 36.7% (2025)
- Food imports 18.0% (2022)
- Manufactures imports 52.5% (2022)
- Merchandise imports 14.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 49.4% (2022)
- Manufactures exports 47.5% (2022)
- Merchandise exports 2.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 78.03 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0508 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 75.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of female business owners in Nepal?
- Number of female business owners in Nepal was 3,222 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 4,748 in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of female business owners recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,062 in 2014.
- How does Nepal rank for number of female business owners?
- Nepal ranks 31st out of 72 countries with data for 2020.
- Is number of female business owners rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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.