Number of male business owners in Qatar
Qatar: Number of male business owners was 797 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of male business owners in Qatar, 2014–2024
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 male business owners in Qatar is 797, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 125.8% on the previous year and up 79,600.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of male business owners in Qatar peaked at 797 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2014.
Qatar ranks 62nd of 72 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of male business owners in Qatar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | — |
| 2015 | 16 | +1500.0% |
| 2016 | 19 | +18.8% |
| 2017 | 47 | +147.4% |
| 2018 | 97 | +106.4% |
| 2019 | 215 | +121.6% |
| 2020 | 355 | +65.1% |
| 2021 | 240 | -32.4% |
| 2022 | 312 | +30.0% |
| 2023 | 353 | +13.1% |
| 2024 | 797 | +125.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 65.83 | 1 | 215 | 6 |
| 2020s | 411.4 | 240 | 797 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 59 Fiji 1,166 compare
- 60 Tajikistan 1,150 compare
- 61 Timor-Leste 1,049 compare
- 63 Lao People's Democratic Republic 533 compare
- 64 Guinea-Bissau 472 compare
- 65 Central African Republic 287 compare
More private sector data for Qatar
- Merchandise trade 58.6% (2025)
- Food imports 11.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 74.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 37.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 11.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 88.77 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 29,867 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4118 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -6.6 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of male business owners in Qatar?
- Number of male business owners in Qatar was 797 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 Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 797 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of male business owners recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2014.
- How does Qatar rank for number of male business owners?
- Qatar ranks 62nd out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of male business owners rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79,600.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Qatar 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.