Share of female business owners in Jamaica
Jamaica: Share of female business owners was 34.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of female business owners in Jamaica, 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
Jamaica recorded 34.4% for share of female business owners in 2022.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female business owners in Jamaica peaked at 34.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 31.0%, in 2017.
Jamaica ranks 14th of 72 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of female business owners in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % of total business owners | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 33.1% | — |
| 2015 | 32.5% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 32.7% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 31.0% | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 31.7% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 33.0% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 33.4% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 34.4% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 34.4% | -0.1% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 34.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.1%, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 34.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 35.4%, 97% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 32.3% | 31.0% | 33.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 34.0% | 33.4% | 34.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More private sector data for Jamaica
- Merchandise trade 41.3% (2025)
- Food imports 20.5% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 51.4% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 7.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 30.4% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 3.0% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 1.69 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 595.33 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0744 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -9.53 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female business owners in Jamaica?
- Share of female business owners in Jamaica was 34.4% 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 Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 34.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of female business owners recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.0% in 2017.
- How does Jamaica rank for share of female business owners?
- Jamaica ranks 14th out of 72 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of female business owners rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.