Share of male business owners in Nepal
Nepal: Share of male business owners was 89.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of male business owners in Nepal, 2014–2020
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
In 2020, share of male business owners in Nepal stood at 89.7%.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
That places Nepal 6th out of 72 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of male business owners in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % of total business owners | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 84.5% | — |
| 2015 | 83.0% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 84.1% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 84.8% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 85.8% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 91.3% | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 89.7% | -1.8% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 89.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 78.3%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 85.6% | 83.0% | 91.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 89.7% | 89.7% | 89.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 3 Bahrain 94.9%
- 4 Tajikistan 92.2% compare
- 5 United Arab Emirates 91.2% compare
- 7 Pakistan 87.2% compare
- 8 Palestine, State of 87.1% compare
- 9 Iraq 86.5% compare
More private sector data for Nepal
- Merchandise trade 36.7% (2025)
- Food imports 18.0% (2022)
- Manufactures imports 52.5% (2022)
- Merchandise imports 14.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 49.4% (2022)
- Manufactures exports 47.5% (2022)
- Merchandise exports 2.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 78.03 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0508 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 75.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male business owners in Nepal?
- Share of male business owners in Nepal was 89.7% in 2020, 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 91.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of male business owners recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.0% in 2015.
- How does Nepal rank for share of male business owners?
- Nepal ranks 6th out of 72 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of male business owners rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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.