Share of male business owners in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Share of male business owners was 91.2% in 2018. ▬ Flat
Share of male business owners in United Arab Emirates, 2014–2018
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 2018, share of male business owners in United Arab Emirates stood at 91.2%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.0% over five years.
United Arab Emirates ranks 5th of 72 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of male business owners in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % of total business owners | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 90.3% | — |
| 2015 | 90.0% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 91.2% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 90.3% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 91.2% | +1.0% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 91.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 74.5%, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 91.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 85.0%, 1.1× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
More private sector data for United Arab Emirates
- Merchandise trade 208.2% (2024)
- Food imports 5.0% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 54.9% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 618.88 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 2.9% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 8.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 706.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 61,380 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 16.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male business owners in United Arab Emirates?
- Share of male business owners in United Arab Emirates was 91.2% in 2018, 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 United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 91.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of male business owners recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.0% in 2015.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for share of male business owners?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 5th out of 72 countries with data for 2018.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.