Number of male business owners in Mozambique
Mozambique: Number of male business owners was 2,274 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Number of male business owners in Mozambique, 2014–2020
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 2,274 for number of male business owners in 2020.
That represents a change of down 15.4% on the previous year and up 69.3% over ten years.
Mozambique ranks 56th of 72 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Number of male business owners in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1,343 | — |
| 2015 | 1,867 | +39.0% |
| 2016 | 2,166 | +16.0% |
| 2017 | 1,914 | -11.6% |
| 2018 | 1,979 | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 2,689 | +35.9% |
| 2020 | 2,274 | -15.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,993 | 1,343 | 2,689 | 6 |
| 2020s | 2,274 | 2,274 | 2,274 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More private sector data for Mozambique
- Merchandise trade 77.5% (2025)
- Food imports 19.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 56.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 9.21 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 12.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 4.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 8.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 227.33 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3626 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of male business owners in Mozambique?
- Number of male business owners in Mozambique was 2,274 in 2020, 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 2,689 in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of male business owners recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,343 in 2014.
- How does Mozambique rank for number of male business owners?
- Mozambique ranks 56th out of 72 countries with data for 2020.
- Is number of male business owners rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.