Share of female business owners in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Share of female business owners was 7.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Share of female business owners in Tajikistan, 2014–2018
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
Tajikistan recorded 7.8% for share of female business owners in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 26.8% on the previous year and up 126.5% over five years.
Tajikistan ranks 69th of 72 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of female business owners in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | % of total business owners | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3.4% | — |
| 2015 | 5.4% | +57.8% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 6.1% | +25.8% |
| 2018 | 7.8% | +26.8% |
Tajikistan compared with similar countries
- Tajikistan's 7.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.7%, 36% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Tajikistan's 7.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 25.2%, 31% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Tajikistan
- 66 Pakistan 12.8% compare
- 67 Nepal 10.3% compare
- 68 United Arab Emirates 8.8% compare
- 70 Bahrain 5.1%
- 71 Bangladesh 3.9% compare
- 72 Afghanistan 2.0% compare
More private sector data for Tajikistan
- Merchandise trade 61.1% (2025)
- Food imports 26.5% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 61.9% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 8.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 5.2% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 17.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 2.49 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 230.75 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1409 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 27.84 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female business owners in Tajikistan?
- Share of female business owners in Tajikistan was 7.8% in 2018, 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 Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of female business owners recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2014.
- How does Tajikistan rank for share of female business owners?
- Tajikistan ranks 69th out of 72 countries with data for 2018.
- Where does this Tajikistan 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.