Share of female directors in Malaysia
Malaysia: Share of female directors was 28.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of female directors in Malaysia, 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
Malaysia recorded 28.0% for share of female directors in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female directors in Malaysia peaked at 29.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 26.9%, in 2019.
That places Malaysia 26th out of 71 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Share of female directors in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % of total directors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 29.6% | — |
| 2015 | 29.7% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 29.6% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 28.1% | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 27.2% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 26.9% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 27.5% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 27.6% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 28.0% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 28.3% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 28.0% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.5% | 26.9% | 29.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 27.9% | 27.5% | 28.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More private sector data for Malaysia
- Merchandise trade 151.7% (2025)
- Food imports 8.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 72.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 340.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.4% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 72.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 376.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 10,452 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7964 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 13.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female directors in Malaysia?
- Share of female directors in Malaysia was 28.0% 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of female directors recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.9% in 2019.
- How does Malaysia rank for share of female directors?
- Malaysia ranks 26th out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of female directors rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia 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.