Number of female business owners in Qatar
Qatar: Number of female business owners was 185 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of female business owners in Qatar, 2014–2024
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
Analysis
In 2024, number of female business owners in Qatar stood at 185. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 128.4% on the previous year and up 293.6% over five years.
Over the whole period, number of female business owners in Qatar peaked at 185 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2014.
Qatar ranks 60th 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 Qatar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 9 | — |
| 2016 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 7 | -30.0% |
| 2018 | 26 | +271.4% |
| 2019 | 47 | +80.8% |
| 2020 | 76 | +61.7% |
| 2021 | 73 | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 70 | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 81 | +15.7% |
| 2024 | 185 | +128.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.5 | 0 | 47 | 6 |
| 2020s | 97 | 70 | 185 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 57 Palestine, State of 382 compare
- 58 Fiji 347 compare
- 59 Congo 217 compare
- 61 Afghanistan 177 compare
- 62 Lao People's Democratic Republic 166 compare
- 63 Tajikistan 97 compare
More private sector data for Qatar
- Merchandise trade 58.6% (2025)
- Food imports 11.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 74.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 37.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 11.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 88.77 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 29,867 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4118 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -6.6 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of female business owners in Qatar?
- Number of female business owners in Qatar was 185 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 Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 185 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of female business owners recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2014.
- How does Qatar rank for number of female business owners?
- Qatar ranks 60th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Qatar 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.