Share of female business owners in Jordan
Jordan: Share of female business owners was 16.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of female business owners in Jordan, 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
In 2024, share of female business owners in Jordan stood at 16.3%.
That represents a change of down 12.7% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female business owners in Jordan peaked at 19.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 15.9%, in 2017.
Jordan ranks 56th of 72 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of female business owners in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % of total business owners | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 17.7% | — |
| 2015 | 19.8% | +11.3% |
| 2016 | 17.3% | -12.6% |
| 2017 | 15.9% | -8.1% |
| 2018 | 18.5% | +16.5% |
| 2019 | 17.9% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 19.0% | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 18.6% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 18.7% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 16.3% | -12.7% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 16.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.1%, 58% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 16.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 15.0%, 1.1× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.8% | 15.9% | 19.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 18.2% | 16.3% | 19.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More private sector data for Jordan
- Merchandise trade 71.2% (2025)
- Food imports 20.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 56.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 28.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 17.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 72.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 14.91 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,294 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2421 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 10.19 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female business owners in Jordan?
- Share of female business owners in Jordan was 16.3% 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 Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 19.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of female business owners recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9% in 2017.
- How does Jordan rank for share of female business owners?
- Jordan ranks 56th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of female business owners rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Jordan 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.