Share of female business owners in Palestine
Palestine: Share of female business owners was 12.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of female business owners in Palestine, 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
The most recent figure for share of female business owners in Palestine is 12.9%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.8% on the previous year and down 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female business owners in Palestine peaked at 19.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 2024.
That places Palestine 65th out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Share of female business owners in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % of total business owners | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 17.6% | — |
| 2015 | 18.5% | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 18.0% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 17.5% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 18.6% | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 17.4% | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 19.6% | +13.0% |
| 2021 | 18.2% | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 17.3% | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 14.2% | -18.1% |
| 2024 | 12.9% | -8.8% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 12.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.7%, 60% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 12.9% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 15.0%, 87% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.9% | 17.4% | 18.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 12.9% | 19.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More private sector data for Palestine
- Food imports 30.9% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 45.9% (2023)
- Food exports 21.4% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 63.3% (2023)
- Commercial service exports (current US$), per capita 103.2 current US$ per person (2025)
- Commercial service exports 558.70 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0325 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Transport services 47.1% (2025)
- Commercial service imports (current US$), per capita 227.75 current US$ per person (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 8.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female business owners in Palestine?
- Share of female business owners in Palestine was 12.9% 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 Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 19.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of female business owners recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 2024.
- How does Palestine rank for share of female business owners?
- Palestine ranks 65th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of female business owners rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine 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.