Share of female directors in Bhutan
Bhutan: Share of female directors was 26.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Share of female directors in Bhutan, 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 directors.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of female directors in Bhutan is 26.2%, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of down 11.9% on the previous year and up 90.6% over five years.
Bhutan ranks 31st of 71 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of female directors in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % of total directors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 13.7% | — |
| 2015 | 24.4% | +77.7% |
| 2016 | 29.3% | +20.2% |
| 2017 | 29.7% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 26.2% | -11.9% |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More private sector data for Bhutan
- Merchandise trade 83.3% (2025)
- Food imports 11.4% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 70.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 2.18 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 5.9% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 58.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 800.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,004 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2235 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.1 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female directors in Bhutan?
- Share of female directors in Bhutan was 26.2% 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 directors recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 29.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of female directors recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.7% in 2014.
- How does Bhutan rank for share of female directors?
- Bhutan ranks 31st out of 71 countries with data for 2018.
- Where does this Bhutan 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 directors (% of total directors). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of female directors is the proportion of female directors of newly registered limited liability companies out of the total number of directors of newly registered limited liability companies in the economy in the calendar year. A director is defined as an individual who conducts the affairs of newly registered limited liability companies in the calendar year.