Share of male business owners in Fiji
Fiji: Share of male business owners was 77.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of male business owners in Fiji, 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 Fiji stood at 77.1%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male business owners in Fiji peaked at 77.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 65.2%, in 2015.
That places Fiji 29th out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Share of male business owners in Fiji, year by year
| Year | % of total business owners | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 68.8% | — |
| 2015 | 65.2% | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 72.0% | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 74.6% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 71.8% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 76.3% | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 75.8% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 76.2% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 74.2% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 75.9% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 77.1% | +1.5% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 77.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 71.9%, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 77.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 69.0%, 1.1× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 71.4% | 65.2% | 76.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 75.8% | 74.2% | 77.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
More private sector data for Fiji
- Merchandise trade 70.6% (2025)
- Food imports 19.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 56.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 3.25 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 64.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 15.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 1.13 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,207 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1817 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -0.6178 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male business owners in Fiji?
- Share of male business owners in Fiji was 77.1% 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 Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 77.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of male business owners recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.2% in 2015.
- How does Fiji rank for share of male business owners?
- Fiji ranks 29th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of male business owners rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Fiji 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.