Number of male business owners in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Number of male business owners was 176,241 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Number of male business owners in United Arab Emirates, 2014–2018
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 176,241 for number of male business owners in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.3% on the previous year and up 71.9% over five years.
United Arab Emirates ranks 2nd of 72 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Number of male business owners in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 102,505 | — |
| 2015 | 106,402 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 117,886 | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 156,928 | +33.1% |
| 2018 | 176,241 | +12.3% |
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More private sector data for United Arab Emirates
- Merchandise trade 208.2% (2024)
- Food imports 5.0% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 54.9% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 618.88 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 2.9% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 8.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 706.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 61,380 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 16.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of male business owners in United Arab Emirates?
- Number of male business owners in United Arab Emirates was 176,241 in 2018, 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 United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 176,241 in 2018.
- What is the lowest number of male business owners recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 102,505 in 2014.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for number of male business owners?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 2nd out of 72 countries with data for 2018.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.