Share of male business owners in Belize
Belize: Share of male business owners was 53.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of male business owners in Belize, 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
Belize recorded 53.9% for share of male business owners in 2024.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male business owners in Belize peaked at 67.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 53.5%, in 2023.
Belize ranks 71st of 72 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Share of male business owners in Belize, year by year
| Year | % of total business owners | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 67.1% | — |
| 2015 | 62.7% | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 63.7% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 63.2% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 61.5% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 59.9% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 57.3% | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 57.9% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 54.3% | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 53.5% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 53.9% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 63.0% | 59.9% | 67.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 55.4% | 53.5% | 57.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More private sector data for Belize
- Merchandise trade 56.4% (2025)
- Food imports 19.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 64.2% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 1.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 95.3% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 3.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 444.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,050 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1335 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -7.88 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male business owners in Belize?
- Share of male business owners in Belize was 53.9% 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 Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 67.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of male business owners recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.5% in 2023.
- How does Belize rank for share of male business owners?
- Belize ranks 71st out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of male business owners rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize 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.