Share of female business owners in Qatar
Qatar: Share of female business owners was 18.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of female business owners in Qatar, 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
Qatar recorded 18.8% for share of female business owners in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 5.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, share of female business owners in Qatar peaked at 36.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2014.
Qatar ranks 51st of 72 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of female business owners in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % of total business owners | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 36.0% | — |
| 2016 | 34.5% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 13.0% | -62.4% |
| 2018 | 21.1% | +63.1% |
| 2019 | 17.9% | -15.1% |
| 2020 | 17.6% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 23.3% | +32.3% |
| 2022 | 18.3% | -21.4% |
| 2023 | 18.7% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 18.8% | +0.9% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 18.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 25.5%, 74% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 18.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 15.0%, 1.3× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.4% | 0.0% | 36.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 19.4% | 17.6% | 23.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 48 Saudi Arabia 20.2% compare
- 49 Azerbaijan 20.0% compare
- 50 Uzbekistan 19.2% compare
- 52 Netherlands 17.9% compare
- 53 Türkiye 17.5% compare
- 54 Malta 17.3% compare
More private sector data for Qatar
- Merchandise trade 58.6% (2025)
- Food imports 11.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 74.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 37.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 11.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 88.77 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 29,867 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4118 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -6.6 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female business owners in Qatar?
- Share of female business owners in Qatar was 18.8% 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 Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 36.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of female business owners recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2014.
- How does Qatar rank for share of female business owners?
- Qatar ranks 51st out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Qatar 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.