Number of female business owners in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Number of female business owners was 8,414 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of female business owners in Saudi Arabia, 2015–2023
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 8,414 for number of female business owners in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 91.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of female business owners in Saudi Arabia peaked at 8,414 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,904, in 2016.
That places Saudi Arabia 18th out of 72 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Number of female business owners in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4,387 | — |
| 2016 | 3,904 | -11.0% |
| 2017 | 4,093 | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 4,620 | +12.9% |
| 2019 | 5,847 | +26.6% |
| 2020 | 5,581 | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 7,722 | +38.4% |
| 2022 | 7,746 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 8,414 | +8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4,570 | 3,904 | 5,847 | 5 |
| 2020s | 7,366 | 5,581 | 8,414 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More private sector data for Saudi Arabia
- Merchandise trade 44.2% (2025)
- Food imports 13.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 70.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 254.06 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 15.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 310.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 8,403 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2433 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of female business owners in Saudi Arabia?
- Number of female business owners in Saudi Arabia was 8,414 in 2023, 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 8,414 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of female business owners recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,904 in 2016.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for number of female business owners?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 18th out of 72 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of female business owners rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.