Share of male business owners in Malaysia
Malaysia: Share of male business owners was 69.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of male business owners in Malaysia, 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
The most recent figure for share of male business owners in Malaysia is 69.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male business owners in Malaysia peaked at 69.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 68.5%, in 2021.
That places Malaysia 52nd out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of male business owners in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % of total business owners | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 69.3% | — |
| 2015 | 68.9% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 68.7% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 69.3% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 69.8% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 68.7% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 68.8% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 68.5% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 69.0% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 68.7% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 69.0% | +0.6% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 69.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 71.9%, 96% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 69.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 69.0%, 1.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 69.1% | 68.7% | 69.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 68.8% | 68.5% | 69.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More private sector data for Malaysia
- Merchandise trade 151.7% (2025)
- Food imports 8.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 72.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 340.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.4% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 72.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 376.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 10,452 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7964 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 13.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male business owners in Malaysia?
- Share of male business owners in Malaysia was 69.0% 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 69.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of male business owners recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.5% in 2021.
- How does Malaysia rank for share of male business owners?
- Malaysia ranks 52nd out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of male business owners rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malaysia 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.