Share of female business owners in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: Share of female business owners was 19.2% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Share of female business owners in Uzbekistan, 2014–2022
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
The most recent figure for share of female business owners in Uzbekistan is 19.2%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female business owners in Uzbekistan peaked at 19.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15.1%, in 2019.
That places Uzbekistan 50th out of 72 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of female business owners in Uzbekistan, year by year
| Year | % of total business owners | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 18.1% | — |
| 2015 | 18.5% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 17.2% | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 17.1% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 16.1% | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 15.1% | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 16.3% | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 18.0% | +10.5% |
| 2022 | 19.2% | +6.8% |
Uzbekistan compared with similar countries
- Uzbekistan's 19.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.7%, 88% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Uzbekistan's 19.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 25.2%, 76% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.0% | 15.1% | 18.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 17.8% | 16.3% | 19.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uzbekistan
- 47 Denmark 21.5% compare
- 48 Saudi Arabia 20.2% compare
- 49 Azerbaijan 20.0% compare
- 51 Qatar 18.8% compare
- 52 Netherlands 17.9% compare
- 53 Türkiye 17.5% compare
More private sector data for Uzbekistan
- Merchandise trade 44.5% (2025)
- Food imports 12.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 71.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 41.75 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 29.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 23.65 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 638.38 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1609 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 20.08 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female business owners in Uzbekistan?
- Share of female business owners in Uzbekistan was 19.2% 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 Uzbekistan?
- The highest recorded value was 19.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of female business owners recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.1% in 2019.
- How does Uzbekistan rank for share of female business owners?
- Uzbekistan ranks 50th out of 72 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of female business owners rising or falling in Uzbekistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Uzbekistan 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.