Share of male business owners in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Share of male business owners was 60.0% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Share of male business owners in Marshall Islands, 2017–2022
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
Marshall Islands recorded 60.0% for share of male business owners in 2022.
The figure is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Marshall Islands ranks 67th of 72 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of male business owners in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | % of total business owners | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 67.4% | — |
| 2018 | 67.6% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 33.3% | -50.7% |
| 2020 | 69.2% | +107.7% |
| 2021 | 66.7% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 60.0% | -10.0% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 60.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 71.9%, 83% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 60.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 69.0%, 87% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 56.1% | 33.3% | 67.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 65.3% | 60.0% | 69.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 64 Namibia 63.1% compare
- 65 Chile 62.5% compare
- 66 Timor-Leste 61.5% compare
- 68 Mongolia 58.2% compare
- 69 Mozambique 56.9%
- 70 Samoa 56.0%
More private sector data for Marshall Islands
- Merchandise trade 59.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 111.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports 72.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,984 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2338 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 3,059 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3604 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate 11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Commercial service exports (current US$), per capita 516.22 current US$ per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male business owners in Marshall Islands?
- Share of male business owners in Marshall Islands was 60.0% 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 Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 69.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of male business owners recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.3% in 2019.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for share of male business owners?
- Marshall Islands ranks 67th out of 72 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of male business owners rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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.