Number of male business owners in Namibia
Namibia: Number of male business owners was 10,016 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of male business owners in Namibia, 2014–2024
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 10,016 for number of male business owners in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 50.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of male business owners in Namibia peaked at 30,282 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 9,852, in 2020.
That places Namibia 35th out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Number of male business owners in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 20,063 | — |
| 2015 | 21,404 | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 22,878 | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 17,284 | -24.5% |
| 2018 | 30,282 | +75.2% |
| 2019 | 11,656 | -61.5% |
| 2020 | 9,852 | -15.5% |
| 2021 | 12,832 | +30.2% |
| 2022 | 11,400 | -11.2% |
| 2023 | 9,993 | -12.3% |
| 2024 | 10,016 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20,594 | 11,656 | 30,282 | 6 |
| 2020s | 10,819 | 9,852 | 12,832 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More private sector data for Namibia
- Merchandise trade 102.4% (2025)
- Food imports 13.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 8.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 28.0% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 18.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 7.02 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,271 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4658 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of male business owners in Namibia?
- Number of male business owners in Namibia was 10,016 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 30,282 in 2018.
- What is the lowest number of male business owners recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,852 in 2020.
- How does Namibia rank for number of male business owners?
- Namibia ranks 35th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of male business owners rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia 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.