Share of male directors (% of total directors) in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Share of male directors (% of total directors) was 98.2% in 2018. ▬ Flat
Share of male directors in Afghanistan, 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 directors.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 98.2% for share of male directors in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.8% over five years.
That places Afghanistan 1st out of 71 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of male directors (% of total directors) in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % of total directors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 99.0% | — |
| 2015 | 99.5% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 98.7% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.2% | -0.6% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 98.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 87.7%, 1.1× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 2 Bangladesh 96.1% compare
- 3 Bahrain 95.6%
- 4 Iraq 92.8% compare
More private sector data for Afghanistan
- Merchandise trade 22.2% (2025)
- Food imports 26.9% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 41.1% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 3.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 1.04 billion current US$ (2020)
- Food exports 63.9% (2019)
- Manufactures exports 4.8% (2019)
- Merchandise exports 926.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 597.45 million current US$ (2020)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 21.12 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male directors in Afghanistan?
- Share of male directors in Afghanistan was 98.2% 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 directors recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of male directors recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.2% in 2018.
- How does Afghanistan rank for share of male directors?
- Afghanistan ranks 1st out of 71 countries with data for 2018.
- Where does this Afghanistan 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 directors (% of total directors). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of male directors is the proportion of male directors of newly registered limited liability companies out of the total number of directors of newly registered limited liability companies in the economy in the calendar year. A director is defined as an individual who conducts the affairs of newly registered limited liability companies in the calendar year.