Share of female business owners in Mauritius
Mauritius: Share of female business owners was 29.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of female business owners in Mauritius, 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 Mauritius is 29.7%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 47.0% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female business owners in Mauritius peaked at 40.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 2020.
Mauritius ranks 25th of 72 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Share of female business owners in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % of total business owners | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 26.8% | — |
| 2015 | 28.0% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 29.5% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 30.1% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 28.9% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 20.0% | -30.8% |
| 2020 | 17.0% | -15.1% |
| 2021 | 40.2% | +136.4% |
| 2022 | 27.2% | -32.3% |
| 2023 | 20.2% | -25.6% |
| 2024 | 29.7% | +47.0% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 29.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.1%, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 29.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.2%, 1.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 27.2% | 20.0% | 30.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 26.9% | 17.0% | 40.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More private sector data for Mauritius
- Merchandise trade 57.4% (2025)
- Food imports 21.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 54.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 6.94 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 50.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 46.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 2.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,883 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1449 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female business owners in Mauritius?
- Share of female business owners in Mauritius was 29.7% 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 Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 40.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of female business owners recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 2020.
- How does Mauritius rank for share of female business owners?
- Mauritius ranks 25th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of female business owners rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius 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.