Share of male business owners in Zambia
Zambia: Share of male business owners was 69.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of male business owners in Zambia, 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
Zambia recorded 69.0% for share of male business owners in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male business owners in Zambia peaked at 78.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 69.0%, in 2024.
Zambia ranks 53rd of 72 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Share of male business owners in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % of total business owners | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 78.7% | — |
| 2015 | 77.0% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 77.5% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 78.4% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 78.0% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 75.9% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 73.0% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 73.2% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 73.0% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 71.2% | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 69.0% | -3.1% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 69.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 78.3%, 88% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 69.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 72.8%, 95% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 77.6% | 75.9% | 78.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 71.9% | 69.0% | 73.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More private sector data for Zambia
- Merchandise trade 91.7% (2025)
- Food imports 7.8% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 64.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 13.17 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 14.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 13.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 607.56 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.461 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 18.07 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male business owners in Zambia?
- Share of male business owners in Zambia was 69.0% 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 78.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of male business owners recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.0% in 2024.
- How does Zambia rank for share of male business owners?
- Zambia ranks 53rd out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of male business owners rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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.