Share of female directors (% of total directors) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Share of female directors (% of total directors) was 34.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of female directors in Ecuador, 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 directors.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 34.7% for share of female directors in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female directors in Ecuador peaked at 34.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25.2%, in 2014.
That places Ecuador 11th out of 71 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Share of female directors (% of total directors) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of total directors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 25.2% | — |
| 2015 | 26.6% | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 27.1% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 27.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 32.9% | +21.0% |
| 2019 | 32.5% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 31.7% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 32.8% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 33.5% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 34.1% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 34.7% | +1.6% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 34.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.3%, 1.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 34.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 36.3%, 96% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.6% | 25.2% | 32.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 33.3% | 31.7% | 34.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More private sector data for Ecuador
- Merchandise trade 53.6% (2025)
- Food imports 12.1% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 61.5% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 32.65 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 6.27 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 58.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 4.6% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 37.15 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 4.08 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,031 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female directors in Ecuador?
- Share of female directors in Ecuador was 34.7% 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 directors recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 34.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of female directors recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.2% in 2014.
- How does Ecuador rank for share of female directors?
- Ecuador ranks 11th out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of female directors rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.