Share of male business owners in Iraq
Iraq: Share of male business owners was 86.5% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Share of male business owners in Iraq, 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
In 2022, share of male business owners in Iraq stood at 86.5%.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male business owners in Iraq peaked at 88.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 85.9%, in 2014.
That places Iraq 9th out of 72 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of male business owners in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % of total business owners | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 85.9% | — |
| 2015 | 86.8% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 88.5% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 87.3% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 88.7% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 88.1% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 88.1% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 88.2% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 86.5% | -1.9% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 86.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 71.9%, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 86.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 85.0%, 1.0× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 87.6% | 85.9% | 88.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 87.6% | 86.5% | 88.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More private sector data for Iraq
- Merchandise trade 70.0% (2025)
- Food imports 7.2% (2014)
- Manufactures imports 66.3% (2014)
- Merchandise imports 85.19 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.0% (2016)
- Manufactures exports 0.0% (2016)
- Merchandise exports 92.91 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,976 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3653 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -8 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male business owners in Iraq?
- Share of male business owners in Iraq was 86.5% 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 Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 88.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of male business owners recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.9% in 2014.
- How does Iraq rank for share of male business owners?
- Iraq ranks 9th out of 72 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of male business owners rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iraq 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.