Share of male business owners in Ecuador
Ecuador: Share of male business owners was 69.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of male business owners in Ecuador, 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
In 2024, share of male business owners in Ecuador stood at 69.6%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male business owners in Ecuador peaked at 85.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 69.6%, in 2024.
That places Ecuador 50th out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of total business owners | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 85.5% | — |
| 2015 | 75.9% | -11.2% |
| 2016 | 75.8% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 75.0% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 72.7% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 74.9% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 72.9% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 71.6% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 70.9% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 70.0% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 69.6% | -0.6% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 69.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 71.9%, 97% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 69.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 64.6%, 1.1× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 76.6% | 72.7% | 85.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 71.0% | 69.6% | 72.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More private sector data for Ecuador
- Merchandise trade 53.6% (2025)
- Food imports 12.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 32.65 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 53.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 4.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 37.15 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,031 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2851 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.93 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male business owners in Ecuador?
- Share of male business owners in Ecuador was 69.6% 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 85.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of male business owners recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.6% in 2024.
- How does Ecuador rank for share of male business owners?
- Ecuador ranks 50th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of male business owners rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.