Number of male directors in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Number of male directors was 23,299 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of male directors in Bangladesh, 2014–2024
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 23,299 for number of male directors in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of male directors in Bangladesh peaked at 35,739 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 23,273, in 2023.
Bangladesh ranks 22nd of 71 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Number of male directors in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 24,378 | — |
| 2015 | 25,721 | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 25,333 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 26,179 | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 24,862 | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 32,013 | +28.8% |
| 2020 | 30,767 | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 35,739 | +16.2% |
| 2022 | 29,657 | -17.0% |
| 2023 | 23,273 | -21.5% |
| 2024 | 23,299 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26,414 | 24,378 | 32,013 | 6 |
| 2020s | 28,547 | 23,273 | 35,739 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More private sector data for Bangladesh
- Merchandise trade 25.8% (2025)
- Food imports 13.0% (2018)
- Manufactures imports 67.0% (2018)
- Merchandise imports 69.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 3.4% (2018)
- Manufactures exports 94.5% (2018)
- Merchandise exports 48.17 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 274.16 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1056 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of male directors in Bangladesh?
- Number of male directors in Bangladesh was 23,299 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 directors recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 35,739 in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of male directors recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,273 in 2023.
- How does Bangladesh rank for number of male directors?
- Bangladesh ranks 22nd out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of male directors rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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 directors. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of male directors is the number of female individuals who conduct the affairs of newly registered limited liability companies in the calendar year.