Share of female business owners (% of total business owners) in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Share of female business owners (% of total business owners) was 27.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of female business owners in Cote d'Ivoire, 2014–2024
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
Cote d'Ivoire recorded 27.1% for share of female business owners in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 42.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female business owners in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 27.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.4%, in 2015.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 30th of 72 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of female business owners (% of total business owners) in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % of total business owners | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 19.0% | — |
| 2015 | 17.4% | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 20.1% | +15.4% |
| 2017 | 18.2% | -9.8% |
| 2018 | 21.7% | +19.8% |
| 2021 | 25.3% | +16.5% |
| 2022 | 25.7% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 26.3% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 27.1% | +3.2% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 27.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.7%, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 27.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.2%, 100% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.3% | 17.4% | 21.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 26.1% | 25.3% | 27.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire
More private sector data for Cote d'Ivoire
- Merchandise trade 47.9% (2025)
- Food imports 22.7% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 53.2% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 19.27 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 6.50 billion current US$ (2024)
- Food exports 55.0% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 5.0% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 28.47 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.14 billion current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 870.37 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female business owners in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Share of female business owners in Cote d'Ivoire was 27.1% 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 share of female business owners recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 27.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of female business owners recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.4% in 2015.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for share of female business owners?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 30th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of female business owners rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire 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.