Share of female directors in Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam: Share of female directors was 24.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of female directors in Brunei Darussalam, 2015–2020
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
Brunei Darussalam recorded 24.4% for share of female directors in 2020. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.6% on the previous year and up 57.8% over ten years.
That places Brunei Darussalam 38th out of 71 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of female directors in Brunei Darussalam, year by year
| Year | % of total directors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 15.5% | — |
| 2016 | 13.2% | -14.5% |
| 2017 | 11.0% | -17.0% |
| 2018 | 17.0% | +54.6% |
| 2019 | 18.3% | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 24.4% | +33.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.0% | 11.0% | 18.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 24.4% | 24.4% | 24.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Brunei Darussalam
More private sector data for Brunei Darussalam
- Merchandise trade 110.0% (2025)
- Food imports 8.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 23.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 6.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 24.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 10.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 22,512 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6984 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -6.75 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female directors in Brunei Darussalam?
- Share of female directors in Brunei Darussalam was 24.4% in 2020, 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 Brunei Darussalam?
- The highest recorded value was 24.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of female directors recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2017.
- How does Brunei Darussalam rank for share of female directors?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 38th out of 71 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of female directors rising or falling in Brunei Darussalam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei Darussalam 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.