Share of male directors in Rwanda
Rwanda: Share of male directors was 65.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of male directors in Rwanda, 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
Rwanda recorded 65.4% for share of male directors in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male directors in Rwanda peaked at 73.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 64.3%, in 2021.
That places Rwanda 60th out of 71 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Share of male directors in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % of total directors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 73.3% | — |
| 2015 | 73.3% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 72.7% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 73.0% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 73.0% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 73.0% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 69.1% | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 64.3% | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 64.9% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 65.0% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 65.4% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 73.1% | 72.7% | 73.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 65.7% | 64.3% | 69.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More private sector data for Rwanda
- Merchandise trade 45.9% (2025)
- Food imports 22.4% (2022)
- Manufactures imports 50.0% (2022)
- Merchandise imports 5.07 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 27.2% (2022)
- Manufactures exports 10.4% (2022)
- Merchandise exports 2.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 168.16 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1496 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -23.46 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male directors in Rwanda?
- Share of male directors in Rwanda was 65.4% 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 73.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of male directors recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.3% in 2021.
- How does Rwanda rank for share of male directors?
- Rwanda ranks 60th out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of male directors rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.