Share of male directors in Zambia
Zambia: Share of male directors was 69.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of male directors in Zambia, 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
Zambia recorded 69.6% for share of male directors in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male directors in Zambia peaked at 79.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 69.6%, in 2024.
Zambia ranks 50th of 71 countries on this measure, 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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | % of total directors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 79.3% | — |
| 2015 | 77.4% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 77.9% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 78.7% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 78.4% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 76.0% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 73.6% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 73.7% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 73.6% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 71.6% | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 69.6% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 78.0% | 76.0% | 79.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 72.4% | 69.6% | 73.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More private sector data for Zambia
- Merchandise trade 91.7% (2025)
- Food imports 7.8% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 64.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 13.17 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 14.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 13.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 607.56 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.461 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 18.07 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male directors in Zambia?
- Share of male directors in Zambia was 69.6% 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 79.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of male directors recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.6% in 2024.
- How does Zambia rank for share of male directors?
- Zambia ranks 50th out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of male directors rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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.