Firms with female top managers — all countries

Firms with female top managers — Malaysia

Firms with female top managers in Malaysia in 2024 — 25.5%. Ranked 10 in the world out of 50. Since 2007, the indicator has risen by 16.8 pp.

2024 25.5% −7.6 pp vs 2019
World rank 10of 50
Period maximum 33.2%2019
Period minimum 8.7%2007

Trend over time

2007–2024 · % of firms

Firms with female top managers — Malaysia, 2007–202401020304020072009201120132015201720192021202320242007: 8.7%2015: 26.3%2019: 33.2%2024: 25.5%
Change over the period: +16.8 pp Annual average: 0.99 pp
Firms with female top managers — Malaysia, by year Malaysia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 25.5
2019 33.2
2015 26.3
2007 8.7

South-Eastern Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

LA Laos 50.7 MY Malaysia 25.5

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.

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