Share of male directors in Malta
Malta: Share of male directors was 82.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of male directors in Malta, 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 Malta stood at 82.4%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male directors in Malta peaked at 88.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 82.4%, in 2024.
That places Malta 19th out of 71 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Share of male directors in Malta, year by year
| Year | % of total directors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 86.9% | — |
| 2015 | 88.0% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 86.2% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 87.8% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 85.2% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 84.7% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 84.1% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 84.7% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 83.1% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 82.8% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 82.4% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 86.5% | 84.7% | 88.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 83.4% | 82.4% | 84.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 16 Central African Republic 84.6% compare
- 17 Morocco 84.5% compare
- 18 Türkiye 83.6% compare
- 20 Azerbaijan 81.5% compare
- 21 Denmark 80.9% compare
- 22 Uzbekistan 80.8% compare
More private sector data for Malta
- Merchandise trade 46.9% (2025)
- Food imports 11.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 65.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 9.22 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 76.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 3.82 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 6,588 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1375 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 0.9783 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male directors in Malta?
- Share of male directors in Malta was 82.4% 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 Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 88.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of male directors recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.4% in 2024.
- How does Malta rank for share of male directors?
- Malta ranks 19th out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of male directors rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta 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.