Share of male business owners in Chile
Chile: Share of male business owners was 62.5% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of male business owners in Chile, 2014–2023
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
Chile recorded 62.5% for share of male business owners in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male business owners in Chile peaked at 66.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 62.5%, in 2023.
That places Chile 65th out of 72 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of male business owners in Chile, year by year
| Year | % of total business owners | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 65.2% | — |
| 2015 | 65.9% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 63.4% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 65.6% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 65.6% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 64.8% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 66.2% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 64.0% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 63.2% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 62.5% | -1.0% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 62.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 74.5%, 84% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Chile's 62.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 64.6%, 97% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 65.1% | 63.4% | 65.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 64.0% | 62.5% | 66.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More private sector data for Chile
- Merchandise trade 55.9% (2025)
- Food imports 11.6% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 70.1% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 92.66 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 22.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 11.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 107.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,388 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2994 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.91 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male business owners in Chile?
- Share of male business owners in Chile was 62.5% in 2023, 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 Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 66.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of male business owners recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.5% in 2023.
- How does Chile rank for share of male business owners?
- Chile ranks 65th out of 72 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of male business owners rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Chile 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.