Share of male business owners in Comoros
Comoros: Share of male business owners was 72.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of male business owners in Comoros, 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
The most recent figure for share of male business owners in Comoros is 72.7%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male business owners in Comoros peaked at 89.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 72.7%, in 2022.
Comoros ranks 45th of 72 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of male business owners in Comoros, year by year
| Year | % of total business owners | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 87.0% | — |
| 2015 | 82.7% | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 84.6% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 89.5% | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 88.3% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 74.4% | -15.7% |
| 2020 | 84.9% | +14.1% |
| 2021 | 74.0% | -12.8% |
| 2022 | 72.7% | -1.8% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 72.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 78.3%, 93% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 72.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 72.8%, 100% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 84.4% | 74.4% | 89.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 77.2% | 72.7% | 84.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
More private sector data for Comoros
- Merchandise trade 23.1% (2025)
- Food imports 42.1% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 46.5% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 371.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 88.5% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 10.2% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 48.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 54.37 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0264 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 60 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male business owners in Comoros?
- Share of male business owners in Comoros was 72.7% 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 Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 89.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of male business owners recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.7% in 2022.
- How does Comoros rank for share of male business owners?
- Comoros ranks 45th out of 72 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of male business owners rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Comoros 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.