Share of female directors in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Share of female directors was 33.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of female directors in Viet Nam, 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
Viet Nam recorded 33.4% for share of female directors in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female directors in Viet Nam peaked at 34.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 30.2%, in 2021.
That places Viet Nam 15th out of 71 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of female directors in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | % of total directors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 33.6% | — |
| 2015 | 33.6% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 33.6% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 33.8% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 33.8% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 34.4% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 33.1% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 30.2% | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 32.0% | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 33.3% | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 33.4% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 33.8% | 33.6% | 34.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 32.4% | 30.2% | 33.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
More private sector data for Viet Nam
- Merchandise trade 180.0% (2025)
- Food imports 8.8% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 74.7% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 453.78 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.4% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 85.0% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 472.93 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,655 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9188 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 16.82 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female directors in Viet Nam?
- Share of female directors in Viet Nam was 33.4% 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 Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 34.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of female directors recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.2% in 2021.
- How does Viet Nam rank for share of female directors?
- Viet Nam ranks 15th out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of female directors rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Viet Nam 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.