Share of male business owners in Oman
Oman: Share of male business owners was 84.8% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Share of male business owners in Oman, 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 Oman stood at 84.8%.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Oman ranks 13th of 72 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of male business owners in Oman, year by year
| Year | % of total business owners | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 82.7% | — |
| 2015 | 84.2% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 85.1% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 83.7% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 86.1% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 86.1% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 84.8% | -1.5% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 84.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 74.5%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Oman's 84.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 85.0%, 100% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 84.7% | 82.7% | 86.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 84.8% | 84.8% | 84.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Oman
More private sector data for Oman
- Merchandise trade 91.0% (2025)
- Food imports 13.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 53.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 44.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 3.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 13.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 55.28 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 10,060 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5043 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -15.17 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male business owners in Oman?
- Share of male business owners in Oman was 84.8% 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 Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 86.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of male business owners recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.7% in 2014.
- How does Oman rank for share of male business owners?
- Oman ranks 13th out of 72 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of male business owners rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Oman 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.