Number of female directors in Jamaica
Jamaica: Number of female directors was 2,517 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of female directors in Jamaica, 2014–2024
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 directors in Jamaica is 2,517, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 190.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of female directors in Jamaica peaked at 2,717 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 867, in 2014.
That places Jamaica 35th out of 71 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Number of female directors in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 867 | — |
| 2015 | 1,078 | +24.3% |
| 2016 | 1,234 | +14.5% |
| 2017 | 1,232 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,493 | +21.2% |
| 2019 | 1,851 | +24.0% |
| 2020 | 1,891 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 2,407 | +27.3% |
| 2022 | 2,717 | +12.9% |
| 2023 | 2,575 | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 2,517 | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,292 | 867 | 1,851 | 6 |
| 2020s | 2,421 | 1,891 | 2,717 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 32 Mauritius 3,306 compare
- 33 Latvia 3,260 compare
- 34 Azerbaijan 2,631 compare
- 36 Burkina Faso 2,087 compare
- 37 Serbia 1,919 compare
- 38 Montenegro 1,884 compare
More private sector data for Jamaica
- Merchandise trade 41.3% (2025)
- Food imports 20.5% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 51.4% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 7.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 30.4% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 3.0% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 1.69 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 595.33 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0744 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -9.53 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of female directors in Jamaica?
- Number of female directors in Jamaica was 2,517 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 directors recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 2,717 in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of female directors recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 867 in 2014.
- How does Jamaica rank for number of female directors?
- Jamaica ranks 35th out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of female directors rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 190.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica 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 directors. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of female directors is the number of female individuals who conduct the affairs of newly registered limited liability companies in the calendar year.