Share of female directors in Gabon
Gabon: Share of female directors was 24.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of female directors in Gabon, 2017–2024
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
Gabon recorded 24.5% for share of female directors in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 34.7% over ten years.
That places Gabon 36th out of 71 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of female directors in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % of total directors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.2% | — |
| 2018 | 17.6% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 20.9% | +18.6% |
| 2020 | 13.6% | -34.8% |
| 2021 | 22.3% | +63.4% |
| 2022 | 22.5% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 23.7% | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 24.5% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.9% | 17.6% | 20.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 21.3% | 13.6% | 24.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 33 Côte d'Ivoire 25.2% compare
- 34 Belarus 24.9%
- 35 Iceland 24.7% compare
- 37 Serbia 24.5% compare
- 38 Brunei Darussalam 24.4%
- 39 Congo 23.9%
More private sector data for Gabon
- Merchandise trade 72.8% (2025)
- Food imports 15.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 76.4% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 4.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.9% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 17.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 11.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,473 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5414 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -10.77 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female directors in Gabon?
- Share of female directors in Gabon was 24.5% 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 24.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of female directors recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.6% in 2020.
- How does Gabon rank for share of female directors?
- Gabon ranks 36th out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of female directors rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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.