Firms with female top managers — all countries

Firms with female top managers — Ethiopia

Firms with female top managers in Ethiopia in 2025 — 16.4%. Ranked 37 in the world out of 62. Since 2011, the indicator has risen by 2.9 pp.

2025 16.4% +11.9 pp vs 2015
World rank 37of 62
Period maximum 16.4%2025
Period minimum 4.5%2015

Trend over time

2011–2025 · % of firms

Firms with female top managers — Ethiopia, 2011–202505101520201120132015201720192021202320252011: 13.6%2015: 4.5%2025: 16.4%
Change over the period: +2.9 pp Annual average: 0.21 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Ethiopia

Ethiopia 16.4%
World 19.5%
Firms with female top managers — Ethiopia, by year Ethiopia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 16.4
2015 4.5
2011 13.6

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.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.