Share of male business owners in Malta
Malta: Share of male business owners was 82.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of male business owners in Malta, 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
Malta recorded 82.7% for share of male business owners in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male business owners in Malta peaked at 85.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 81.6%, in 2023.
Malta ranks 19th of 72 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of male business owners in Malta, year by year
| Year | % of total business owners | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 82.2% | — |
| 2015 | 85.3% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 82.6% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 83.9% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 84.5% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 83.1% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 82.7% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 83.5% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 81.7% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 81.6% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 82.7% | +1.4% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 82.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 74.5%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Malta's 82.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 85.0%, 97% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 83.6% | 82.2% | 85.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 82.4% | 81.6% | 83.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More private sector data for Malta
- Merchandise trade 46.9% (2025)
- Food imports 11.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 65.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 9.22 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 76.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 3.82 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 6,588 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1375 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 0.9783 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male business owners in Malta?
- Share of male business owners in Malta was 82.7% 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 Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 85.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of male business owners recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.6% in 2023.
- How does Malta rank for share of male business owners?
- Malta ranks 19th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of male business owners rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malta 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.