Share of female business owners in Benin
Benin: Share of female business owners was 21.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of female business owners in Benin, 2014–2022
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026. Measured in % of total business owners.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of female business owners in Benin is 21.7%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female business owners in Benin peaked at 22.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 2015.
That places Benin 46th out of 72 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of female business owners in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of total business owners | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 18.1% | — |
| 2015 | 16.4% | -9.3% |
| 2016 | 19.9% | +21.1% |
| 2017 | 20.7% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 19.8% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 22.1% | +11.6% |
| 2020 | 22.0% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 22.0% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 21.7% | -1.4% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 21.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.7%, 100% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Benin's 21.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.2%, 80% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.5% | 16.4% | 22.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 21.9% | 21.7% | 22.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More private sector data for Benin
- Merchandise trade 36.4% (2025)
- Food imports 33.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 50.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 4.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 39.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 7.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 3.99 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 269.2 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1623 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -0.8946 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female business owners in Benin?
- Share of female business owners in Benin was 21.7% 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 share of female business owners recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 22.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of female business owners recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 2015.
- How does Benin rank for share of female business owners?
- Benin ranks 46th out of 72 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of female business owners rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin 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 Share of female business owners (% of total business owners). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of female business is the proportion of female newly registered limited liability company owners out of the total number of newly registered limited liability company owners in the economy in the calendar year.