Share of female directors (% of total directors) in Palestine
Palestine: Share of female directors (% of total directors) was 9.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of female directors in Palestine, 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
Palestine recorded 9.0% for share of female directors in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 21.5% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female directors in Palestine peaked at 11.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2024.
That places Palestine 66th out of 71 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Share of female directors (% of total directors) in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % of total directors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 11.0% | — |
| 2015 | 11.5% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 10.7% | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 10.3% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 11.8% | +14.3% |
| 2019 | 10.0% | -14.7% |
| 2020 | 11.4% | +13.7% |
| 2021 | 10.6% | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 11.0% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 11.5% | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 9.0% | -21.5% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 9.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22.8%, 39% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 9.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 12.3%, 74% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.9% | 10.0% | 11.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 9.0% | 11.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More private sector data for Palestine
- Food imports 30.9% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 45.9% (2023)
- Commercial service imports 1.23 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 21.4% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 63.3% (2023)
- Commercial service exports 558.70 million current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 47.1% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 8.6% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 64.7% (2025)
- Commercial service exports (current US$), per capita 103.2 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female directors in Palestine?
- Share of female directors in Palestine was 9.0% 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 Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 11.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of female directors recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2024.
- How does Palestine rank for share of female directors?
- Palestine ranks 66th out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of female directors rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine 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.