Share of male directors in Oman
Oman: Share of male directors was 87.2% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Share of male directors in Oman, 2014–2020
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 2020, share of male directors in Oman stood at 87.2%. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Oman ranks 12th of 71 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of male directors in Oman, year by year
| Year | % of total directors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 87.9% | — |
| 2015 | 89.7% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 88.9% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 89.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 89.4% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 88.8% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 87.2% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 89.0% | 87.9% | 89.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 87.2% | 87.2% | 87.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Oman
More private sector data for Oman
- Merchandise trade 91.0% (2025)
- Food imports 13.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 53.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 44.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 3.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 13.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 55.28 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 10,060 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5043 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -15.17 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male directors in Oman?
- Share of male directors in Oman was 87.2% in 2020, 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 Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 89.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of male directors recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.2% in 2020.
- How does Oman rank for share of male directors?
- Oman ranks 12th out of 71 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of male directors rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Oman 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.