Share of male business owners in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Share of male business owners was 79.8% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of male business owners in Saudi Arabia, 2015–2023
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
Saudi Arabia recorded 79.8% for share of male business owners in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male business owners in Saudi Arabia peaked at 81.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 79.6%, in 2021.
That places Saudi Arabia 25th out of 72 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of male business owners in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % of total business owners | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 79.7% | — |
| 2016 | 81.3% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 81.0% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 81.4% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 81.3% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 81.8% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 79.6% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 80.1% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 79.8% | -0.4% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 79.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 74.5%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 79.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 85.0%, 94% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 80.9% | 79.7% | 81.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 80.3% | 79.6% | 81.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More private sector data for Saudi Arabia
- Merchandise trade 44.2% (2025)
- Food imports 13.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 70.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 254.06 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 15.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 310.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 8,403 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2433 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male business owners in Saudi Arabia?
- Share of male business owners in Saudi Arabia was 79.8% in 2023, 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 81.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of male business owners recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.6% in 2021.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for share of male business owners?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 25th out of 72 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of male business owners rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.