Share of male business owners in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Share of male business owners was 61.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of male business owners in Timor-Leste, 2018–2022
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
Timor-Leste recorded 61.5% for share of male business owners in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 6.5% over five years.
Timor-Leste ranks 66th of 72 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of male business owners in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % of total business owners | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 65.7% | — |
| 2019 | 70.2% | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 66.8% | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 63.1% | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 61.5% | -2.7% |
Timor-Leste compared with similar countries
- Timor-Leste's 61.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 78.3%, 79% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Timor-Leste's 61.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 69.0%, 89% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 68.0% | 65.7% | 70.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 63.8% | 61.5% | 66.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 63 Eswatini 63.3%
- 64 Namibia 63.1% compare
- 65 Chile 62.5% compare
- 67 Marshall Islands 60.0% compare
- 68 Mongolia 58.2% compare
- 69 Mozambique 56.9%
More private sector data for Timor-Leste
- Merchandise trade 56.9% (2025)
- Food imports 28.1% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 49.6% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 979.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.5% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 21.9% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 103.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 72.61 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0541 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 19.77 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male business owners in Timor-Leste?
- Share of male business owners in Timor-Leste was 61.5% in 2022, 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 Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 70.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of male business owners recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.5% in 2022.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for share of male business owners?
- Timor-Leste ranks 66th out of 72 countries with data for 2022.
- Where does this Timor-Leste 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.