Share of female directors in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Share of female directors was 12.6% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Share of female directors in Timor-Leste, 2018–2022
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
Timor-Leste recorded 12.6% for share of female directors in 2022.
The figure is up 11.0% on the previous year and up 6.0% over five years.
That places Timor-Leste 61st out of 71 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of female directors in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % of total directors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 11.9% | — |
| 2019 | 13.9% | +16.5% |
| 2020 | 17.4% | +25.2% |
| 2021 | 11.4% | -34.5% |
| 2022 | 12.6% | +11.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.9% | 11.9% | 13.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 11.4% | 17.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
More private sector data for Timor-Leste
- Merchandise trade 56.9% (2025)
- Food imports 28.1% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 49.6% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 979.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.5% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 21.9% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 103.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 72.61 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0541 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 19.77 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female directors in Timor-Leste?
- Share of female directors in Timor-Leste was 12.6% 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 Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 17.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of female directors recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2021.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for share of female directors?
- Timor-Leste ranks 61st out of 71 countries with data for 2022.
- Where does this Timor-Leste 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.