Share of male directors in Iraq
Iraq: Share of male directors was 92.8% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Share of male directors in Iraq, 2014–2022
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 Iraq is 92.8%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male directors in Iraq peaked at 95.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 92.8%, in 2022.
Iraq ranks 4th of 71 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of male directors in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % of total directors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 93.2% | — |
| 2015 | 93.4% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 94.3% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 94.2% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 95.5% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 94.4% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 94.6% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 93.5% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 92.8% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 94.2% | 93.2% | 95.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 93.7% | 92.8% | 94.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 1 Afghanistan 98.2% compare
- 2 Bangladesh 96.1% compare
- 3 Bahrain 95.6%
- 5 Egypt 91.2% compare
- 6 Palestine, State of 91.0% compare
- 7 Algeria 89.9% compare
More private sector data for Iraq
- Merchandise trade 70.0% (2025)
- Food imports 7.2% (2014)
- Manufactures imports 66.3% (2014)
- Merchandise imports 85.19 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.0% (2016)
- Manufactures exports 0.0% (2016)
- Merchandise exports 92.91 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,976 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3653 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -8 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male directors in Iraq?
- Share of male directors in Iraq was 92.8% in 2022, 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 Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 95.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of male directors recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.8% in 2022.
- How does Iraq rank for share of male directors?
- Iraq ranks 4th out of 71 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of male directors rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iraq 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.