Share of male directors in Ecuador
Ecuador: Share of male directors was 65.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of male directors in Ecuador, 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
The most recent figure for share of male directors in Ecuador is 65.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male directors in Ecuador peaked at 74.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 65.3%, in 2024.
Ecuador ranks 61st of 71 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Share of male directors in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of total directors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 74.8% | — |
| 2015 | 73.4% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 72.9% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 72.8% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 67.1% | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 67.5% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 68.3% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 67.2% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 66.5% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 65.9% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 65.3% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 71.4% | 67.1% | 74.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 66.7% | 65.3% | 68.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More private sector data for Ecuador
- Merchandise trade 53.6% (2025)
- Food imports 12.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 32.65 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 53.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 4.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 37.15 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,031 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2851 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.93 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male directors in Ecuador?
- Share of male directors in Ecuador was 65.3% 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 74.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of male directors recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.3% in 2024.
- How does Ecuador rank for share of male directors?
- Ecuador ranks 61st out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of male directors rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.