Share of male directors in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Share of male directors was 96.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of male directors in Bangladesh, 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 directors.
Analysis
In 2024, share of male directors in Bangladesh stood at 96.1%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male directors in Bangladesh peaked at 96.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 90.2%, in 2014.
That places Bangladesh 2nd out of 71 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Share of male directors in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of total directors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 90.2% | — |
| 2015 | 91.1% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 91.7% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 92.9% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 93.1% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 94.0% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 94.1% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 94.7% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 95.4% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 95.3% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 96.1% | +0.8% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 96.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 77.2%, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 92.1% | 90.2% | 94.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 95.1% | 94.1% | 96.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More private sector data for Bangladesh
- Merchandise trade 25.8% (2025)
- Food imports 13.0% (2018)
- Manufactures imports 67.0% (2018)
- Merchandise imports 69.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 3.4% (2018)
- Manufactures exports 94.5% (2018)
- Merchandise exports 48.17 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 274.16 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1056 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male directors in Bangladesh?
- Share of male directors in Bangladesh was 96.1% 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 directors recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 96.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of male directors recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.2% in 2014.
- How does Bangladesh rank for share of male directors?
- Bangladesh ranks 2nd out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of male directors rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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.