Share of female directors in Rwanda
Rwanda: Share of female directors was 34.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of female directors in Rwanda, 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
In 2024, share of female directors in Rwanda stood at 34.6%.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female directors in Rwanda peaked at 35.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 26.7%, in 2015.
That places Rwanda 12th 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 in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % of total directors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 26.7% | — |
| 2015 | 26.7% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 27.3% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 27.0% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 27.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 27.0% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 30.9% | +14.4% |
| 2021 | 35.7% | +15.6% |
| 2022 | 35.1% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 35.0% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 34.6% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26.9% | 26.7% | 27.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 34.3% | 30.9% | 35.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More private sector data for Rwanda
- Merchandise trade 45.9% (2025)
- Food imports 22.4% (2022)
- Manufactures imports 50.0% (2022)
- Merchandise imports 5.07 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 27.2% (2022)
- Manufactures exports 10.4% (2022)
- Merchandise exports 2.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 168.16 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1496 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -23.46 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female directors in Rwanda?
- Share of female directors in Rwanda was 34.6% 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 35.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of female directors recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.7% in 2015.
- How does Rwanda rank for share of female directors?
- Rwanda ranks 12th out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of female directors rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.