Share of male business owners in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Share of male business owners was 98.0% in 2018. ▬ Flat
Share of male business owners in Afghanistan, 2014–2018
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026. Measured in % of total business owners.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of male business owners in Afghanistan is 98.0%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.8% over five years.
That places Afghanistan 1st out of 72 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of male business owners in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % of total business owners | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 98.7% | — |
| 2015 | 99.1% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 98.7% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 98.6% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | -0.6% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 98.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 76.6%, 1.3× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 98.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 85.0%, 1.2× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 2 Bangladesh 96.1% compare
- 3 Bahrain 94.9%
- 4 Tajikistan 92.2% compare
More private sector data for Afghanistan
- Merchandise trade 22.2% (2025)
- Food imports 26.9% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 41.1% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 3.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 63.9% (2019)
- Manufactures exports 4.8% (2019)
- Merchandise exports 926.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 21.12 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0517 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 0.7617 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male business owners in Afghanistan?
- Share of male business owners in Afghanistan was 98.0% in 2018, 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 male business owners recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 99.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of male business owners recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.0% in 2018.
- How does Afghanistan rank for share of male business owners?
- Afghanistan ranks 1st out of 72 countries with data for 2018.
- Where does this Afghanistan 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 male business owners (% of total business owners). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of male business is the proportion of male newly registered limited liability company owners out of the total number of newly registered limited liability company owners in the economy in the calendar year.