Share of male business owners in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Share of male business owners was 80.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of male business owners in Azerbaijan, 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 business owners.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of male business owners in Azerbaijan is 80.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male business owners in Azerbaijan peaked at 88.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 80.0%, in 2024.
Azerbaijan ranks 24th of 72 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Share of male business owners in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | % of total business owners | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 88.9% | — |
| 2015 | 86.3% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 88.4% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 86.8% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 87.5% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 88.3% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 87.6% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 83.1% | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 83.2% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 82.5% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 80.0% | -3.0% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 80.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 71.9%, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 80.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 74.8%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 87.7% | 86.3% | 88.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 83.3% | 80.0% | 87.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
- 21 Netherlands 82.1% compare
- 22 Qatar 81.2% compare
- 23 Uzbekistan 80.8% compare
- 25 Saudi Arabia 79.8% compare
- 26 Denmark 78.5% compare
- 27 Benin 78.3% compare
More private sector data for Azerbaijan
- Merchandise trade 65.1% (2025)
- Food imports 12.4% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 53.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 24.38 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 5.2% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 5.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 25.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,444 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3298 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -5.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male business owners in Azerbaijan?
- Share of male business owners in Azerbaijan was 80.0% 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 male business owners recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 88.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of male business owners recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.0% in 2024.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for share of male business owners?
- Azerbaijan ranks 24th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of male business owners rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Azerbaijan 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.