Share of male business owners in Rwanda
Rwanda: Share of male business owners was 66.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of male business owners in Rwanda, 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
Rwanda recorded 66.1% for share of male business owners in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male business owners in Rwanda peaked at 73.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 66.1%, in 2024.
Rwanda ranks 57th of 72 countries on this measure, 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 Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % of total business owners | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 71.5% | — |
| 2015 | 71.7% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 72.1% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 71.7% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 73.1% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 71.7% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 69.8% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 66.3% | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 66.6% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 66.5% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 66.1% | -0.5% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 66.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 76.6%, 86% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 66.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 72.8%, 91% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 72.0% | 71.5% | 73.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 67.1% | 66.1% | 69.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More private sector data for Rwanda
- Merchandise trade 45.9% (2025)
- Food imports 22.4% (2022)
- Manufactures imports 50.0% (2022)
- Merchandise imports 5.07 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 27.2% (2022)
- Manufactures exports 10.4% (2022)
- Merchandise exports 2.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 168.16 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1496 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -23.46 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male business owners in Rwanda?
- Share of male business owners in Rwanda was 66.1% 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 73.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of male business owners recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.1% in 2024.
- How does Rwanda rank for share of male business owners?
- Rwanda ranks 57th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of male business owners rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.