Number of male business owners in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Number of male business owners was 9 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Number of male business owners in Tuvalu, 2014–2022
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 9 for number of male business owners in 2022.
That represents a change of down 50.0% on the previous year and down 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of male business owners in Tuvalu peaked at 27 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2017.
Tuvalu ranks 71st of 72 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Number of male business owners in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 16 | — |
| 2015 | 27 | +68.8% |
| 2016 | 22 | -18.5% |
| 2017 | 6 | -72.7% |
| 2018 | 8 | +33.3% |
| 2019 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2021 | 18 | +200.0% |
| 2022 | 9 | -50.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.33 | 6 | 27 | 6 |
| 2020s | 11 | 6 | 18 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 68 Brunei Darussalam 127 compare
- 69 Samoa 89 compare
- 70 Bhutan 74 compare
- 72 Marshall Islands 3 compare
More private sector data for Tuvalu
- Merchandise trade 47.1% (2025)
- Food imports 21.5% (2008)
- Manufactures imports 15.5% (2008)
- Merchandise imports 27.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 3.2% (2004)
- Manufactures exports 39.6% (2005)
- Merchandise exports 0 current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 0 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 2,844 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of male business owners in Tuvalu?
- Number of male business owners in Tuvalu was 9 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 Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 27 in 2015.
- What is the lowest number of male business owners recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2017.
- How does Tuvalu rank for number of male business owners?
- Tuvalu ranks 71st out of 72 countries with data for 2022.
- Is number of male business owners rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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.