Share of male business owners in Benin
Benin: Share of male business owners was 78.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of male business owners in Benin, 2014–2022
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
In 2022, share of male business owners in Benin stood at 78.3%.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male business owners in Benin peaked at 83.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 77.9%, in 2019.
Benin ranks 27th of 72 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of male business owners in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of total business owners | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 81.9% | — |
| 2015 | 83.6% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 80.1% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 79.3% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 80.2% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 77.9% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 78.3% | +0.4% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 78.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 78.3%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Benin's 78.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 72.8%, 1.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 80.5% | 77.9% | 83.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 78.1% | 78.0% | 78.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More private sector data for Benin
- Merchandise trade 36.4% (2025)
- Food imports 33.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 50.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 4.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 39.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 7.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 3.99 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 269.2 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1623 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -0.8946 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male business owners in Benin?
- Share of male business owners in Benin was 78.3% in 2022, 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 Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 83.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of male business owners recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.9% in 2019.
- How does Benin rank for share of male business owners?
- Benin ranks 27th out of 72 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of male business owners rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin 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.