Share of male business owners in Eswatini
Eswatini: Share of male business owners was 63.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of male business owners in Eswatini, 2020–2024
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
The most recent figure for share of male business owners in Eswatini is 63.3%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 3.3% over five years.
Eswatini ranks 63rd of 72 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of male business owners in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % of total business owners | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 65.5% | — |
| 2021 | 64.1% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 62.3% | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 62.9% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 63.3% | +0.7% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 63.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 78.3%, 81% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 63.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 72.8%, 87% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More private sector data for Eswatini
- Merchandise trade 86.4% (2025)
- Food imports 19.6% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 58.1% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 2.09 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 29.7% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 59.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 2.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,887 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4592 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male business owners in Eswatini?
- Share of male business owners in Eswatini was 63.3% 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 65.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of male business owners recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.3% in 2022.
- How does Eswatini rank for share of male business owners?
- Eswatini ranks 63rd out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.