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Firms with female top managers

What part of the firms in a country are run by women — from enterprise surveys.

Unit: % of firms Period: 2007–2025 Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank)
Source: World Bank · About the indicator
Average: 19.5% Countries: 179

The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 2009 to 2025.

Firms with female top managers, 2009–2025

Top-20 · % of firms

Firms with female top managers, 2009–2025020406080KiribatiKiribati: 62.9%62.9LaosLaos: 50.7%50.7ThailandThailand: 48.9%48.9SamoaSamoa: 48%48South KoreaSouth Korea: 44.4%44.4Hong KongHong Kong: 43.6%43.6PhilippinesPhilippines: 43.4%43.4MyanmarMyanmar: 41.1%41.1VanuatuVanuatu: 39.7%39.7South AfricaSouth Africa: 38.5%38.5Brunei DarussalamBrunei Darussalam: 37.9%37.9JamaicaJamaica: 37.9%37.9MadagascarMadagascar: 37.3%37.3Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda: 37.1%37.1EswatiniEswatini: 34%34CambodiaCambodia: 33.7%33.7BahamasBahamas: 33.2%33.2PolandPoland: 32.3%32.3Timor-LesteTimor-Leste: 32.2%32.2IndonesiaIndonesia: 31.8%31.8
Firms with female top managers — 2009–2025 Current breakdown Full series CSV XLSX JSON
# Year Subregion World rank
1 KI Kiribati 62.9 2025 1
2 LA Laos 50.7 2024 2
3 TH Thailand 48.9 2025 3
4 WS Samoa 48 2023 4
5 KR South Korea 44.4 2024 5
6 HK Hong Kong 43.6 2023 6
7 PH Philippines 43.4 2023 7
8 MM Myanmar 41.1 2016 8
9 VU Vanuatu 39.7 2023 9
10 ZA South Africa 38.5 2020 10
11 BN Brunei Darussalam 37.9 2025 11
12 JM Jamaica 37.9 2024 12
13 MG Madagascar 37.3 2022 13
14 AG Antigua and Barbuda 37.1 2025 14
15 SZ Eswatini 34 2024 15
16 KH Cambodia 33.7 2023 16
17 BS Bahamas 33.2 2010 17
18 PL Poland 32.3 2025 18
19 TL Timor-Leste 32.2 2021 19
20 ID Indonesia 31.8 2023 20
21 DJ Djibouti 31.6 2025 21
22 VE Venezuela 31.1 2010 22
23 BO Bolivia 31.1 2025 23
24 KZ Kazakhstan 31.1 2024 24
25 TO Tonga 30.2 2024 25
26 LS Lesotho 30 2023 26
27 GD Grenada 28.9 2025 27
28 PA Panama 28.4 2025 28
29 AM Armenia 28.2 2024 29
30 RW Rwanda 28.1 2023 30
31 HN Honduras 28 2016 31
32 NA Namibia 27.5 2024 32
33 BZ Belize 27.5 2025 33
34 LC Saint Lucia 27.4 2025 34
35 NI Nicaragua 27 2016 35
36 MN Mongolia 27 2025 36
37 CV Cabo Verde 26.7 2024 37
38 SC Seychelles 26.3 2023 38
39 HR Croatia 26.2 2023 39
40 SV El Salvador 25.6 2023 40
41 MY Malaysia 25.5 2024 41
42 CR Costa Rica 25.3 2023 42
43 ST Sao Tome and Principe 25.1 2025 43
44 CO Colombia 24.6 2023 44
45 BJ Benin 24.4 2024 45
46 SR Suriname 24.3 2025 46
47 RU Russia 24.3 2019 47
48 LV Latvia 24.1 2024 48
49 DM Dominica 23.6 2010 49
50 TT Trinidad and Tobago 23.5 2025 50
51 BG Bulgaria 23.5 2023 51
52 BR Brazil 23.5 2025 52
53 SI Slovenia 23.4 2024 53
54 US United States 23.2 2024 54
55 BW Botswana 23 2023 55
56 LT Lithuania 22.9 2025 56
57 SY Syria 22.8 2009 57
58 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 22.7 2024 58
59 UG Uganda 22.6 2025 59
60 FJ Fiji 22.5 2025 60
61 PE Peru 22.4 2023 61
62 PG Papua New Guinea 22 2024 62
63 CA Canada 21.9 2024 63
64 SG Singapore 21.8 2023 64
65 KG Kyrgyzstan 21.7 2023 65
66 MD Moldova 21.6 2024 66
67 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 21.5 2025 67
68 GT Guatemala 21.5 2025 68
69 LR Liberia 21.5 2025 69
70 BT Bhutan 21.4 2024 70
71 MZ Mozambique 21.3 2025 71
72 CM Cameroon 21.2 2024 72
73 BY Belarus 21.1 2018 73
74 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 21.1 2010 74
75 EC Ecuador 21 2024 75
76 IT Italy 21 2024 76
77 GE Georgia 21 2023 77
78 RS Serbia 20.9 2024 78
79 SB Solomon Islands 20.8 2025 79
80 KM Comoros 20.6 2025 80
81 AU Australia 20.5 2025 81
82 SK Slovakia 20.4 2023 82
83 DO Dominican Republic 20.4 2025 83
84 NZ New Zealand 20.3 2023 84
85 GH Ghana 19.8 2023 85
86 CN China 19.6 2024 86
87 VN Vietnam 19.4 2023 87
88 CG Republic of the Congo 19.3 2024 88
89 GA Gabon 19.2 2025 89
90 UY Uruguay 19.2 2024 90
91 AL Albania 19.1 2025 91
92 PT Portugal 19.1 2023 92
93 PY Paraguay 19.1 2023 93
94 RO Romania 19 2023 94
95 AT Austria 18.9 2025 95
96 ZM Zambia 18.4 2025 96
97 HU Hungary 18.1 2023 97
98 MU Mauritius 18.1 2023 98
99 ZW Zimbabwe 17.8 2025 99
100 KE Kenya 17.7 2025 100
101 UA Ukraine 17.7 2019 101
102 GY Guyana 17.7 2010 102
103 NO Norway 17.6 2025 103
104 TZ Tanzania 17.5 2023 104
105 IS Iceland 17.1 2024 105
106 FR France 17.1 2025 106
107 CL Chile 16.9 2025 107
108 BB Barbados 16.9 2023 108
109 ET Ethiopia 16.4 2025 109
110 MK North Macedonia 16.4 2023 110
111 CH Switzerland 16.4 2025 111
112 IE Ireland 16.1 2024 112
113 EE Estonia 16 2023 113
114 SN Senegal 15.8 2024 114
115 FI Finland 15.8 2025 115
116 MX Mexico 15.7 2023 116
117 GR Greece 15.6 2023 117
118 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 15.3 2023 118
119 BE Belgium 14.8 2025 119
120 NE Niger 14.6 2025 120
121 CZ Czechia 14.4 2025 121
122 NG Nigeria 14.3 2025 122
123 MW Malawi 13.5 2025 123
124 ME Montenegro 13.5 2023 124
125 BF Burkina Faso 13.5 2024 125
126 ES Spain 13.4 2024 126
127 DE Germany 13.3 2025 127
128 TG Togo 13.2 2023 128
129 SL Sierra Leone 13 2023 129
130 SE Sweden 12.9 2024 130
131 UZ Uzbekistan 12.3 2024 131
132 GB United Kingdom 12.3 2024 132
133 MR Mauritania 12.1 2025 133
134 NL Netherlands 11.8 2025 134
135 CI Côte d'Ivoire 11.6 2023 135
136 MV Maldives 11.3 2025 136
137 BI Burundi 11 2025 137
138 MT Malta 10.6 2024 138
139 SS South Sudan 10.5 2024 139
140 AO Angola 10.4 2024 140
141 NP Nepal 10.3 2023 141
142 CF Central African Republic 10.2 2023 142
143 JP Japan 9.6 2025 143
144 AF Afghanistan 9.6 2025 144
145 DK Denmark 9.5 2025 145
146 TR Türkiye 9.4 2024 146
147 IL Israel 9.3 2024 147
148 XK Kosovo 9.2 2025 148
149 SO Somalia 9.2 2025 149
150 TN Tunisia 9 2024 150
151 BH Bahrain 8.9 2024 151
152 LK Sri Lanka 8.7 2025 152
153 TD Chad 8.5 2023 153
154 CY Cyprus 8.5 2024 154
155 GM Gambia 8.2 2023 155
156 GQ Equatorial Guinea 8.1 2024 156
157 AR Argentina 8 2017 157
158 ML Mali 7.9 2024 158
159 ER Eritrea 7.6 2009 159
160 GW Guinea-Bissau 7.5 2025 160
161 LU Luxembourg 7.4 2020 161
162 AZ Azerbaijan 7.3 2024 162
163 TJ Tajikistan 6.6 2024 163
164 EG Egypt 6.3 2025 164
165 TM Turkmenistan 6.1 2024 165
166 LB Lebanon 5.9 2019 166
167 MA Morocco 5.4 2023 167
168 GN Guinea 5.4 2025 168
169 IN India 3.8 2025 169
170 BD Bangladesh 3.6 2022 170
171 SD Sudan 3.4 2014 171
172 PK Pakistan 3.4 2022 172
173 KW Kuwait 2.8 2025 173
174 PS Palestine 2.7 2023 174
175 SA Saudi Arabia 1.8 2025 175
176 JO Jordan 1.8 2024 176
177 YE Yemen 1.6 2013 177
178 IQ Iraq 1.6 2022 178
179 QA Qatar 1.4 2025 179
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Maximum 62.9%
Median 19.2%
Minimum 1.4%
World 19.5%

About the indicator

The share of firms whose top management position is held by a woman, from the World Bank Enterprise Surveys. The surveys cover the formal private sector, so the indicator does not see small informal business, where the share of women is usually higher. Its level is weakly related to the income of a country and noticeably related to industry structure: where trade and services prevail, more firms are headed by women.

Important: The aggregate is a simple average across countries: the correct weight would be the number of firms, and the source does not publish it. The surveys are run once every few years and not annually in every country.

Updates
quarterly
Unit of measurement
% of firms
Observation period
2007–2025
License
CC BY 4.0
Dataset
World Development Indicators

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