Share of male directors in Gabon
Gabon: Share of male directors was 75.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of male directors in Gabon, 2017–2024
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 Gabon stood at 75.5%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
That places Gabon 36th out of 71 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of male directors in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % of total directors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 81.8% | — |
| 2018 | 82.4% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 79.1% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 86.4% | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 77.7% | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 77.5% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 76.3% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 75.5% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 81.1% | 79.1% | 82.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 78.7% | 75.5% | 86.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 33 Congo 76.1%
- 34 Brunei Darussalam 75.6%
- 35 Serbia 75.5% compare
- 37 Iceland 75.3% compare
- 38 Belarus 75.1%
- 39 Côte d'Ivoire 74.8% compare
More private sector data for Gabon
- Merchandise trade 72.8% (2025)
- Food imports 15.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 76.4% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 4.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.9% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 17.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 11.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,473 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5414 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -10.77 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male directors in Gabon?
- Share of male directors in Gabon was 75.5% 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 86.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of male directors recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.5% in 2024.
- How does Gabon rank for share of male directors?
- Gabon ranks 36th out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of male directors rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon 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.