Number of male business owners in Vietnam
Vietnam: Number of male business owners was 68,793 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of male business owners in Vietnam, 2014–2024
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 68,793 for number of male business owners in 2024.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 61.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of male business owners in Vietnam peaked at 101,020 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 42,528, in 2014.
That places Vietnam 12th out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Number of male business owners in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 42,528 | — |
| 2015 | 54,380 | +27.9% |
| 2016 | 63,211 | +16.2% |
| 2017 | 73,361 | +16.1% |
| 2018 | 76,049 | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 78,479 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 79,563 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 81,830 | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 101,020 | +23.5% |
| 2023 | 69,272 | -31.4% |
| 2024 | 68,793 | -0.7% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 68,793 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7,315, 9.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 68,793 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,166, 59.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 64,668 | 42,528 | 78,479 | 6 |
| 2020s | 80,096 | 68,793 | 101,020 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More private sector data for Vietnam
- Merchandise trade 180.0% (2025)
- Food imports 8.8% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 74.7% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 453.78 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 40.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.4% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 85.0% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 472.93 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 30.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,655 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of male business owners in Vietnam?
- Number of male business owners in Vietnam was 68,793 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 Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 101,020 in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of male business owners recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 42,528 in 2014.
- How does Vietnam rank for number of male business owners?
- Vietnam ranks 12th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of male business owners rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam 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.