Share of female business owners in Burundi
Burundi: Share of female business owners was 23.4% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Share of female business owners in Burundi, 2014–2021
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
In 2021, share of female business owners in Burundi stood at 23.4%.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Burundi ranks 43rd of 72 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of female business owners in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % of total business owners | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 28.7% | — |
| 2015 | 25.6% | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 26.2% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 25.7% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 31.8% | +24.0% |
| 2019 | 42.6% | +33.9% |
| 2020 | 22.7% | -46.7% |
| 2021 | 23.4% | +3.1% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 23.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 23.4%, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 23.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.2%, 86% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.1% | 25.6% | 42.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 23.1% | 22.7% | 23.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More private sector data for Burundi
- Merchandise trade 45.2% (2025)
- Food imports 13.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 61.1% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 1.19 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 46.0% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 15.2% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 332.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 23.07 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0987 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 89.71 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female business owners in Burundi?
- Share of female business owners in Burundi was 23.4% in 2021, 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 Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 42.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of female business owners recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.7% in 2020.
- How does Burundi rank for share of female business owners?
- Burundi ranks 43rd out of 72 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of female business owners rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Burundi 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.