Number of male business owners in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Number of male business owners was 472 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Number of male business owners in Guinea-Bissau, 2014–2024
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 472 for number of male business owners in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.6% on the previous year and up 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of male business owners in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 553 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 270, in 2019.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 64th of 72 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Number of male business owners in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 360 | — |
| 2015 | 467 | +29.7% |
| 2016 | 487 | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 553 | +13.6% |
| 2018 | 364 | -34.2% |
| 2019 | 270 | -25.8% |
| 2020 | 346 | +28.1% |
| 2021 | 485 | +40.2% |
| 2022 | 384 | -20.8% |
| 2023 | 419 | +9.1% |
| 2024 | 472 | +12.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 416.83 | 270 | 553 | 6 |
| 2020s | 421.2 | 346 | 485 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 61 Timor-Leste 1,049 compare
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- 65 Central African Republic 287 compare
- 66 Comoros 197 compare
- 67 Liberia 162 compare
More private sector data for Guinea-Bissau
- Merchandise trade 31.7% (2025)
- Food imports 41.7% (2018)
- Manufactures imports 38.6% (2018)
- Merchandise imports 489.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 68.5% (2018)
- Manufactures exports 0.0% (2015)
- Merchandise exports 313.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 139.14 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1238 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 36.68 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of male business owners in Guinea-Bissau?
- Number of male business owners in Guinea-Bissau was 472 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 male business owners recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 553 in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of male business owners recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 270 in 2019.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for number of male business owners?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 64th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of male business owners rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.