Share of female business owners in Chile
Chile: Share of female business owners was 37.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of female business owners in Chile, 2014–2023
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
Chile recorded 37.5% for share of female business owners in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female business owners in Chile peaked at 37.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 33.8%, in 2020.
That places Chile 8th out of 72 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of female business owners in Chile, year by year
| Year | % of total business owners | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 34.8% | — |
| 2015 | 34.1% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 36.6% | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 34.4% | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 34.4% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 35.2% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 33.8% | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 36.0% | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 36.8% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 37.5% | +1.8% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 37.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 25.5%, 1.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Chile's 37.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 35.4%, 1.1× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 34.9% | 34.1% | 36.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 36.0% | 33.8% | 37.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More private sector data for Chile
- Merchandise trade 55.9% (2025)
- Food imports 11.6% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 70.1% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 92.66 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 22.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 11.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 107.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,388 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2994 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.91 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female business owners in Chile?
- Share of female business owners in Chile was 37.5% in 2023, 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 Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 37.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of female business owners recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.8% in 2020.
- How does Chile rank for share of female business owners?
- Chile ranks 8th out of 72 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of female business owners rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile 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.