Number of female business owners in Oman
Oman: Number of female business owners was 1,623 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Number of female business owners in Oman, 2014–2020
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
Analysis
Oman recorded 1,623 for number of female business owners in 2020.
That represents a change of down 13.1% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
That places Oman 45th out of 72 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Number of female business owners in Oman, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1,298 | — |
| 2015 | 2,307 | +77.7% |
| 2016 | 2,330 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 2,230 | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 1,663 | -25.4% |
| 2019 | 1,868 | +12.3% |
| 2020 | 1,623 | -13.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,949 | 1,298 | 2,330 | 6 |
| 2020s | 1,623 | 1,623 | 1,623 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Oman
- 42 Mozambique 1,721 compare
- 43 Iraq 1,676 compare
- 44 Cambodia 1,636
- 46 Jordan 1,429 compare
- 47 Uruguay 1,417
- 48 North Macedonia 1,399 compare
More private sector data for Oman
- Merchandise trade 91.0% (2025)
- Food imports 13.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 53.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 44.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 3.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 13.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 55.28 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 10,060 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5043 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -15.17 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of female business owners in Oman?
- Number of female business owners in Oman was 1,623 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 Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 2,330 in 2016.
- What is the lowest number of female business owners recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,298 in 2014.
- How does Oman rank for number of female business owners?
- Oman ranks 45th out of 72 countries with data for 2020.
- Is number of female business owners rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Oman 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.