Share of male business owners in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Share of male business owners was 85.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of male business owners in Guinea-Bissau, 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
Guinea-Bissau recorded 85.0% for share of male business owners in 2024.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male business owners in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 93.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 82.6%, in 2021.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 11th of 72 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Share of male business owners in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % of total business owners | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 92.8% | — |
| 2015 | 93.4% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 92.9% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 93.9% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 93.3% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 92.5% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 93.0% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 82.6% | -11.2% |
| 2022 | 89.3% | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 89.5% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 85.0% | -5.0% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 85.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 76.6%, 1.1× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 85.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 72.8%, 1.2× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 93.1% | 92.5% | 93.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 87.9% | 82.6% | 93.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More private sector data for Guinea-Bissau
- Merchandise trade 31.7% (2025)
- Food imports 41.7% (2018)
- Manufactures imports 38.6% (2018)
- Merchandise imports 489.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 68.5% (2018)
- Manufactures exports 0.0% (2015)
- Merchandise exports 313.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 139.14 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1238 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 36.68 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male business owners in Guinea-Bissau?
- Share of male business owners in Guinea-Bissau was 85.0% 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 93.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of male business owners recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.6% in 2021.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for share of male business owners?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 11th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of male business owners rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.