Share of female business owners in Malaysia
Malaysia: Share of female business owners was 31.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of female business owners in Malaysia, 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
Malaysia recorded 31.0% for share of female business owners in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female business owners in Malaysia peaked at 31.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 30.2%, in 2018.
Malaysia ranks 21st of 72 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of female business owners in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % of total business owners | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 30.7% | — |
| 2015 | 31.1% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 31.3% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 30.7% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 30.2% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 31.3% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 31.2% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 31.5% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 31.0% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 31.3% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 31.0% | -1.2% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 31.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.1%, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 31.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 31.0%, 1.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.9% | 30.2% | 31.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 31.2% | 31.0% | 31.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More private sector data for Malaysia
- Merchandise trade 151.7% (2025)
- Food imports 8.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 72.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 340.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.4% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 72.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 376.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 10,452 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7964 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 13.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female business owners in Malaysia?
- Share of female business owners in Malaysia was 31.0% 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of female business owners recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.2% in 2018.
- How does Malaysia rank for share of female business owners?
- Malaysia ranks 21st out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of female business owners rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malaysia 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.