Share of female business owners in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Share of female business owners was 40.0% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Share of female business owners in Marshall Islands, 2017–2022
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
The most recent figure for share of female business owners in Marshall Islands is 40.0%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.0% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.
Marshall Islands ranks 6th of 72 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of female business owners in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | % of total business owners | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 32.6% | — |
| 2018 | 32.4% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 66.7% | +106.1% |
| 2020 | 30.8% | -53.8% |
| 2021 | 33.3% | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 40.0% | +20.0% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 40.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.1%, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 40.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 31.0%, 1.3× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 43.9% | 32.4% | 66.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 34.7% | 30.8% | 40.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 3 Samoa 44.0%
- 4 Mozambique 43.1%
- 5 Mongolia 41.8% compare
- 7 Timor-Leste 38.5% compare
- 8 Chile 37.5% compare
- 9 Namibia 36.9% compare
More private sector data for Marshall Islands
- Merchandise trade 59.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 111.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports 72.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,984 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2338 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 3,059 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3604 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate 11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Commercial service exports (current US$), per capita 516.22 current US$ per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female business owners in Marshall Islands?
- Share of female business owners in Marshall Islands was 40.0% 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 Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 66.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of female business owners recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.8% in 2020.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for share of female business owners?
- Marshall Islands ranks 6th out of 72 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of female business owners rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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.