Share of male business owners in Namibia
Namibia: Share of male business owners was 63.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of male business owners in Namibia, 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 Namibia is 63.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male business owners in Namibia peaked at 85.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 63.1%, in 2024.
That places Namibia 64th out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Share of male business owners in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % of total business owners | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 85.9% | — |
| 2015 | 84.3% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 84.1% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 82.8% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 79.1% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 72.1% | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 70.5% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 69.7% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 68.0% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 64.0% | -5.8% |
| 2024 | 63.1% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 81.4% | 72.1% | 85.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 67.1% | 63.1% | 70.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More private sector data for Namibia
- Merchandise trade 102.4% (2025)
- Food imports 13.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 8.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 28.0% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 18.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 7.02 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,271 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4658 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male business owners in Namibia?
- Share of male business owners in Namibia was 63.1% 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 85.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of male business owners recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.1% in 2024.
- How does Namibia rank for share of male business owners?
- Namibia ranks 64th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of male business owners rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia 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.