Number of male business owners in Benin
Benin: Number of male business owners was 4,354 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Number of male business owners in Benin, 2014–2022
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
Analysis
Benin recorded 4,354 for number of male business owners in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% on the previous year and up 251.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of male business owners in Benin peaked at 4,668 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,238, in 2014.
Benin ranks 46th of 72 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Number of male business owners in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1,238 | — |
| 2015 | 2,599 | +109.9% |
| 2016 | 2,564 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 2,678 | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 2,660 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 2,831 | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 3,319 | +17.2% |
| 2021 | 4,668 | +40.6% |
| 2022 | 4,354 | -6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,428 | 1,238 | 2,831 | 6 |
| 2020s | 4,114 | 3,319 | 4,668 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More private sector data for Benin
- Merchandise trade 36.4% (2025)
- Food imports 33.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 50.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 4.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 39.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 7.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 3.99 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 269.2 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1623 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -0.8946 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of male business owners in Benin?
- Number of male business owners in Benin was 4,354 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 male business owners recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 4,668 in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of male business owners recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,238 in 2014.
- How does Benin rank for number of male business owners?
- Benin ranks 46th out of 72 countries with data for 2022.
- Is number of male business owners rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 251.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin 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 male business owners. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of male business owners is the number of male individuals that own at least one share of a limited liability company that was newly registered in the calendar year.