Share of male directors in Jamaica
Jamaica: Share of male directors was 61.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of male directors in Jamaica, 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 Jamaica stood at 61.8%.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male directors in Jamaica peaked at 63.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 60.3%, in 2022.
Jamaica ranks 67th of 71 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of male directors in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % of total directors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 60.8% | — |
| 2015 | 61.5% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 60.6% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 63.1% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 62.0% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 61.4% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 60.9% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 60.3% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 60.3% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 61.4% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 61.8% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 61.6% | 60.6% | 63.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 60.9% | 60.3% | 61.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More private sector data for Jamaica
- Merchandise trade 41.3% (2025)
- Food imports 20.5% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 51.4% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 7.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 30.4% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 3.0% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 1.69 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 595.33 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0744 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -9.53 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male directors in Jamaica?
- Share of male directors in Jamaica was 61.8% 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 Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 63.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of male directors recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.3% in 2022.
- How does Jamaica rank for share of male directors?
- Jamaica ranks 67th out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of male directors rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.