Share of male business owners in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Share of male business owners was 63.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of male business owners in Viet Nam, 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
In 2024, share of male business owners in Viet Nam stood at 63.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male business owners in Viet Nam peaked at 69.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 63.3%, in 2015.
That places Viet Nam 62nd out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of male business owners in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | % of total business owners | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 63.6% | — |
| 2015 | 63.3% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 63.5% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 63.7% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 63.8% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 63.6% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 64.4% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 69.7% | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 67.9% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 63.9% | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 63.4% | -0.8% |
Viet Nam compared with similar countries
- Viet Nam's 63.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 71.9%, 88% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Viet Nam's 63.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 69.0%, 92% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 63.6% | 63.3% | 63.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 65.9% | 63.4% | 69.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
More private sector data for Viet Nam
- Merchandise trade 180.0% (2025)
- Food imports 8.8% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 74.7% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 453.78 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.4% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 85.0% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 472.93 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,655 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9188 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 16.82 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male business owners in Viet Nam?
- Share of male business owners in Viet Nam was 63.4% 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 Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 69.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of male business owners recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.3% in 2015.
- How does Viet Nam rank for share of male business owners?
- Viet Nam ranks 62nd out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of male business owners rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Viet Nam 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.