Share of male business owners in Palestine
Palestine: Share of male business owners was 87.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of male business owners in Palestine, 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
The most recent figure for share of male business owners in Palestine is 87.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male business owners in Palestine peaked at 87.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 80.4%, in 2020.
That places Palestine 8th out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of male business owners in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % of total business owners | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 82.4% | — |
| 2015 | 81.5% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 82.0% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 82.5% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 81.4% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 82.6% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 80.4% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 81.8% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 82.7% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 85.8% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 87.1% | +1.5% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 87.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 78.3%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 87.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 85.0%, 1.0× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 82.1% | 81.4% | 82.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 83.5% | 80.4% | 87.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More private sector data for Palestine
- Food imports 30.9% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 45.9% (2023)
- Food exports 21.4% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 63.3% (2023)
- Commercial service exports (current US$), per capita 103.2 current US$ per person (2025)
- Commercial service exports 558.70 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0325 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Transport services 47.1% (2025)
- Commercial service imports (current US$), per capita 227.75 current US$ per person (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 8.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male business owners in Palestine?
- Share of male business owners in Palestine was 87.1% 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 Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 87.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of male business owners recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.4% in 2020.
- How does Palestine rank for share of male business owners?
- Palestine ranks 8th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of male business owners rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Palestine 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.