Share of female business owners (% of total business owners) in Vietnam
Vietnam: Share of female business owners (% of total business owners) was 36.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of female business owners in Vietnam, 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
In 2024, share of female business owners in Vietnam stood at 36.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female business owners in Vietnam peaked at 36.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 30.3%, in 2021.
Vietnam ranks 11th of 72 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Share of female business owners (% of total business owners) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % of total business owners | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 36.4% | — |
| 2015 | 36.7% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 36.5% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 36.3% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 36.2% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 36.4% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 35.6% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 30.3% | -15.0% |
| 2022 | 32.1% | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 36.1% | +12.5% |
| 2024 | 36.6% | +1.5% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 36.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.1%, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 36.6% 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 | 36.4% | 36.2% | 36.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 34.1% | 30.3% | 36.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More private sector data for Vietnam
- Merchandise trade 180.0% (2025)
- Food imports 8.8% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 74.7% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 453.78 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 40.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.4% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 85.0% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 472.93 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 30.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,655 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female business owners in Vietnam?
- Share of female business owners in Vietnam was 36.6% 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 Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 36.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of female business owners recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.3% in 2021.
- How does Vietnam rank for share of female business owners?
- Vietnam ranks 11th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of female business owners rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vietnam 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.