Share of female business owners in Liberia
Liberia: Share of female business owners was 24.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of female business owners in Liberia, 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 Liberia stood at 24.7%.
That represents a change of up 8.8% on the previous year and up 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female business owners in Liberia peaked at 28.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 14.3%, in 2015.
That places Liberia 39th out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Share of female business owners in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % of total business owners | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 17.9% | — |
| 2015 | 14.3% | -20.4% |
| 2016 | 21.6% | +51.4% |
| 2017 | 27.1% | +25.3% |
| 2018 | 25.4% | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 28.2% | +11.3% |
| 2020 | 23.1% | -18.2% |
| 2021 | 21.6% | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 23.5% | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 22.7% | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 24.7% | +8.8% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 24.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 23.4%, 1.1× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 24.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.2%, 91% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.4% | 14.3% | 28.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 23.1% | 21.6% | 24.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 36 Montenegro 25.2% compare
- 37 Georgia 25.0% compare
- 38 Brunei Darussalam 24.9% compare
- 40 Albania 23.9% compare
- 41 Serbia 23.9% compare
- 42 Lao People's Democratic Republic 23.7% compare
More private sector data for Liberia
- Merchandise trade 87.0% (2025)
- Food imports 23.1% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 42.8% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 2.49 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 24.5% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 9.9% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 2.07 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 360.83 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3942 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 57.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female business owners in Liberia?
- Share of female business owners in Liberia was 24.7% 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of female business owners recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.3% in 2015.
- How does Liberia rank for share of female business owners?
- Liberia ranks 39th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of female business owners rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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.