Number of female business owners in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Number of female business owners was 16,921 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Number of female business owners in United Arab Emirates, 2014–2018
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of female business owners in United Arab Emirates is 16,921, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 54.5% over five years.
That places United Arab Emirates 10th out of 72 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
Number of female business owners in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 10,954 | — |
| 2015 | 11,879 | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 11,365 | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 16,795 | +47.8% |
| 2018 | 16,921 | +0.8% |
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More private sector data for United Arab Emirates
- Merchandise trade 208.2% (2024)
- Food imports 5.0% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 54.9% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 618.88 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 2.9% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 8.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 706.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 61,380 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 16.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of female business owners in United Arab Emirates?
- Number of female business owners in United Arab Emirates was 16,921 in 2018, 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 United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 16,921 in 2018.
- What is the lowest number of female business owners recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,954 in 2014.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for number of female business owners?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 10th out of 72 countries with data for 2018.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.