Share of male business owners in Qatar
Qatar: Share of male business owners was 81.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of male business owners in Qatar, 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 Qatar is 81.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male business owners in Qatar peaked at 100.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 64.0%, in 2015.
That places Qatar 22nd out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of male business owners in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % of total business owners | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 100.0% | — |
| 2015 | 64.0% | -36.0% |
| 2016 | 65.5% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 87.0% | +32.8% |
| 2018 | 78.9% | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 82.1% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 82.4% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 76.7% | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 81.7% | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 81.3% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 81.2% | -0.2% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 81.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 74.5%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 81.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 85.0%, 95% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 79.6% | 64.0% | 100.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 80.6% | 76.7% | 82.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 19 Malta 82.7% compare
- 20 Türkiye 82.5% compare
- 21 Netherlands 82.1% compare
- 23 Uzbekistan 80.8% compare
- 24 Azerbaijan 80.0% compare
- 25 Saudi Arabia 79.8% compare
More private sector data for Qatar
- Merchandise trade 58.6% (2025)
- Food imports 11.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 74.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 37.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 11.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 88.77 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 29,867 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4118 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -6.6 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male business owners in Qatar?
- Share of male business owners in Qatar was 81.2% 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 Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of male business owners recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.0% in 2015.
- How does Qatar rank for share of male business owners?
- Qatar ranks 22nd out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of male business owners rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Qatar 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.