Number of male business owners in Palestine
Palestine: Number of male business owners was 2,568 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of male business owners in Palestine, 2014–2024
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
Analysis
In 2024, number of male business owners in Palestine stood at 2,568.
The figure is down 15.5% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of male business owners in Palestine peaked at 3,310 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2,197, in 2020.
Palestine ranks 55th of 72 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Number of male business owners in Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2,607 | — |
| 2015 | 2,489 | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 2,668 | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 2,960 | +10.9% |
| 2018 | 2,470 | -16.6% |
| 2019 | 2,211 | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 2,197 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 2,603 | +18.5% |
| 2022 | 3,310 | +27.2% |
| 2023 | 3,040 | -8.2% |
| 2024 | 2,568 | -15.5% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 2,568 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4,354, 59% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 2,568 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 11,610, 22% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,568 | 2,211 | 2,960 | 6 |
| 2020s | 2,744 | 2,197 | 3,310 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More private sector data for Palestine
- Food imports 30.9% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 45.9% (2023)
- Commercial service imports 1.23 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 21.4% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 63.3% (2023)
- Commercial service exports 558.70 million current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 47.1% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 8.6% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 64.7% (2025)
- Commercial service exports (current US$), per capita 103.2 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of male business owners in Palestine?
- Number of male business owners in Palestine was 2,568 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 Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 3,310 in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of male business owners recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,197 in 2020.
- How does Palestine rank for number of male business owners?
- Palestine ranks 55th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of male business owners rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine 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.