Share of male directors in Qatar
Qatar: Share of male directors was 85.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of male directors in Qatar, 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
Qatar recorded 85.2% for share of male directors in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male directors in Qatar peaked at 90.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 82.8%, in 2020.
That places Qatar 14th out of 71 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of male directors in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % of total directors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 90.7% | — |
| 2015 | 84.4% | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 86.2% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 89.8% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 84.5% | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 88.0% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 82.8% | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 85.8% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 83.0% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 87.8% | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 85.2% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 87.3% | 84.4% | 90.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 84.9% | 82.8% | 87.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
More private sector data for Qatar
- Merchandise trade 58.6% (2025)
- Food imports 11.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 74.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 37.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 11.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 88.77 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 29,867 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4118 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -6.6 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male directors in Qatar?
- Share of male directors in Qatar was 85.2% 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 Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 90.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of male directors recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.8% in 2020.
- How does Qatar rank for share of male directors?
- Qatar ranks 14th out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of male directors rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Qatar 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.