Number of female directors in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Number of female directors was 137 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Number of female directors in Timor-Leste, 2018–2022
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 Timor-Leste is 137, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 149.1% on the previous year and up 16.1% over five years.
That places Timor-Leste 63rd out of 71 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Number of female directors in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 118 | — |
| 2019 | 119 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 109 | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 55 | -49.5% |
| 2022 | 137 | +149.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 118.5 | 118 | 119 | 2 |
| 2020s | 100.33 | 55 | 137 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 60 Qatar 223 compare
- 61 Iraq 218 compare
- 62 Palestine, State of 208 compare
- 64 Lao People's Democratic Republic 112 compare
- 65 Afghanistan 93
- 66 Samoa 52
More private sector data for Timor-Leste
- Merchandise trade 56.9% (2025)
- Food imports 28.1% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 49.6% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 979.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.5% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 21.9% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 103.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 72.61 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0541 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 19.77 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of female directors in Timor-Leste?
- Number of female directors in Timor-Leste was 137 in 2022, 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 Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 137 in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of female directors recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 55 in 2021.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for number of female directors?
- Timor-Leste ranks 63rd out of 71 countries with data for 2022.
- Where does this Timor-Leste 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.