Share of male business owners in Jamaica
Jamaica: Share of male business owners was 65.6% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Share of male business owners in Jamaica, 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
The most recent figure for share of male business owners in Jamaica is 65.6%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male business owners in Jamaica peaked at 69.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 65.6%, in 2021.
That places Jamaica 59th out of 72 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of male business owners in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % of total business owners | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 66.9% | — |
| 2015 | 67.5% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 67.3% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 69.0% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 68.3% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 67.0% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 66.6% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 65.6% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 65.6% | +0.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 65.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 71.9%, 91% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 65.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 64.6%, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 67.7% | 66.9% | 69.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 66.0% | 65.6% | 66.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More private sector data for Jamaica
- Merchandise trade 41.3% (2025)
- Food imports 20.5% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 51.4% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 7.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 30.4% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 3.0% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 1.69 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 595.33 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0744 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -9.53 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male business owners in Jamaica?
- Share of male business owners in Jamaica was 65.6% 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 Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 69.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of male business owners recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.6% in 2021.
- How does Jamaica rank for share of male business owners?
- Jamaica ranks 59th out of 72 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of male business owners rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.