Share of female business owners in Malta
Malta: Share of female business owners was 17.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of female business owners in Malta, 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
The most recent figure for share of female business owners in Malta is 17.3%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female business owners in Malta peaked at 18.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 2015.
Malta ranks 54th of 72 countries on this measure, 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 Malta, year by year
| Year | % of total business owners | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 17.8% | — |
| 2015 | 14.7% | -17.5% |
| 2016 | 17.4% | +17.9% |
| 2017 | 16.1% | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 15.5% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 16.9% | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 17.3% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 16.5% | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 18.3% | +10.6% |
| 2023 | 18.4% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 17.3% | -6.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 17.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 25.5%, 68% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Malta's 17.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 15.0%, 1.2× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.4% | 14.7% | 17.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 17.6% | 16.5% | 18.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More private sector data for Malta
- Merchandise trade 46.9% (2025)
- Food imports 11.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 65.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 9.22 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 76.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 3.82 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 6,588 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1375 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 0.9783 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female business owners in Malta?
- Share of female business owners in Malta was 17.3% 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 Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 18.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of female business owners recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 2015.
- How does Malta rank for share of female business owners?
- Malta ranks 54th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of female business owners rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta 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.