Share of female business owners (% of total business owners) in East Timor
East Timor: Share of female business owners (% of total business owners) was 38.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of female business owners in East Timor, 2018–2022
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
In 2022, share of female business owners in East Timor stood at 38.5%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 12.4% over five years.
That places East Timor 7th out of 72 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of female business owners (% of total business owners) in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % of total business owners | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 34.3% | — |
| 2019 | 29.8% | -13.1% |
| 2020 | 33.2% | +11.4% |
| 2021 | 36.9% | +11.0% |
| 2022 | 38.5% | +4.5% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 38.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.7%, 1.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 38.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 31.0%, 1.2× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 32.0% | 29.8% | 34.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 36.2% | 33.2% | 38.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 4 Mozambique 43.1%
- 5 Mongolia 41.8% compare
- 6 Marshall Islands 40.0% compare
- 8 Chile 37.5% compare
- 9 Namibia 36.9% compare
- 10 Eswatini 36.7%
More private sector data for East Timor
- Merchandise trade 56.9% (2025)
- Food imports 28.1% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 49.6% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 979.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 453.40 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.5% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 21.9% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 103.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 132.58 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 72.61 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female business owners in East Timor?
- Share of female business owners in East Timor was 38.5% 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 East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 38.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of female business owners recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.8% in 2019.
- How does East Timor rank for share of female business owners?
- East Timor ranks 7th out of 72 countries with data for 2022.
- Where does this East Timor 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.