Share of female directors in Iraq
Iraq: Share of female directors was 7.2% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Share of female directors in Iraq, 2014–2022
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
In 2022, share of female directors in Iraq stood at 7.2%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 10.9% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female directors in Iraq peaked at 7.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2018.
Iraq ranks 68th of 71 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of female directors in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % of total directors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 6.8% | — |
| 2015 | 6.6% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | -13.2% |
| 2017 | 5.8% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | -21.4% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | +24.5% |
| 2020 | 5.4% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 6.5% | +19.1% |
| 2022 | 7.2% | +10.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.8% | 4.5% | 6.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 5.4% | 7.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 65 Algeria 10.1% compare
- 66 Palestine, State of 9.0% compare
- 67 Egypt 8.8% compare
- 69 Bahrain 4.4%
- 70 Bangladesh 3.9% compare
- 71 Afghanistan 1.8% compare
More private sector data for Iraq
- Merchandise trade 70.0% (2025)
- Food imports 7.2% (2014)
- Manufactures imports 66.3% (2014)
- Merchandise imports 85.19 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.0% (2016)
- Manufactures exports 0.0% (2016)
- Merchandise exports 92.91 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,976 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3653 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -8 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female directors in Iraq?
- Share of female directors in Iraq was 7.2% in 2022, 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 Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of female directors recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2018.
- How does Iraq rank for share of female directors?
- Iraq ranks 68th out of 71 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of female directors rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iraq 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.