Number of female directors in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Number of female directors was 4,986 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Number of female directors 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
In 2023, number of female directors in Saudi Arabia stood at 4,986. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 42.2% on the previous year and up 498.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of female directors in Saudi Arabia peaked at 4,986 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 833, in 2015.
That places Saudi Arabia 27th out of 71 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Number of female directors in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 833 | — |
| 2016 | 967 | +16.1% |
| 2017 | 1,115 | +15.3% |
| 2018 | 1,443 | +29.4% |
| 2019 | 1,965 | +36.2% |
| 2020 | 1,976 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 3,186 | +61.2% |
| 2022 | 3,507 | +10.1% |
| 2023 | 4,986 | +42.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,265 | 833 | 1,965 | 5 |
| 2020s | 3,414 | 1,976 | 4,986 | 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 directors in Saudi Arabia?
- Number of female directors in Saudi Arabia was 4,986 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 directors recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 4,986 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of female directors recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 833 in 2015.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for number of female directors?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 27th out of 71 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of female directors rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 498.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 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.