Share of female business owners (% of total business owners) in Morocco
Morocco: Share of female business owners (% of total business owners) was 17.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of female business owners in Morocco, 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
Morocco recorded 17.2% for share of female business owners in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female business owners in Morocco peaked at 18.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 15.3%, in 2019.
Morocco ranks 55th of 72 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of female business owners (% of total business owners) in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % of total business owners | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 16.0% | — |
| 2015 | 16.8% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 17.1% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 18.3% | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 16.6% | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 15.3% | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 15.7% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 16.9% | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 16.0% | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 15.8% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 17.2% | +8.6% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 17.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.7%, 79% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 17.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 15.0%, 1.1× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.7% | 15.3% | 18.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 15.7% | 17.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More private sector data for Morocco
- Merchandise trade 75.2% (2025)
- Food imports 11.0% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 68.8% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 87.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 15.08 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 12.1% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 82.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 49.78 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 32.92 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,295 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female business owners in Morocco?
- Share of female business owners in Morocco was 17.2% 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 Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 18.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of female business owners recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.3% in 2019.
- How does Morocco rank for share of female business owners?
- Morocco ranks 55th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of female business owners rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Morocco 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.