Share of male directors in Mauritius
Mauritius: Share of male directors was 67.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of male directors in Mauritius, 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 Mauritius is 67.7%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male directors in Mauritius peaked at 72.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 60.2%, in 2014.
Mauritius ranks 55th of 71 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Share of male directors in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % of total directors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 60.2% | — |
| 2015 | 67.1% | +11.4% |
| 2016 | 67.1% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 67.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 67.0% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 68.9% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 72.3% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 72.0% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 72.1% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 66.5% | -7.8% |
| 2024 | 67.7% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 66.3% | 60.2% | 68.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 70.1% | 66.5% | 72.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More private sector data for Mauritius
- Merchandise trade 57.4% (2025)
- Food imports 21.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 54.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 6.94 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 50.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 46.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 2.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,883 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1449 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male directors in Mauritius?
- Share of male directors in Mauritius was 67.7% 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 Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 72.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of male directors recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.2% in 2014.
- How does Mauritius rank for share of male directors?
- Mauritius ranks 55th out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of male directors rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius 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.