Firms with female top managers — all countries

Firms with female top managers — Sierra Leone

Firms with female top managers in Sierra Leone in 2023 — 13%. Ranked 38 in the world out of 45. Since 2009, the indicator has risen by 5.9 pp.

2023 13% −3 pp vs 2017
World rank 38of 45
Period maximum 15.9%2017
Period minimum 7.1%2009

Trend over time

2009–2023 · % of firms

Firms with female top managers — Sierra Leone, 2009–202357.51012.51517.5200920112013201520172019202120232009: 7.1%2017: 15.9%2023: 13%
Change over the period: +5.9 pp Annual average: 0.42 pp
Firms with female top managers — Sierra Leone, by year Sierra Leone All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 13
2017 15.9
2009 7.1

Western Africa, 2023

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

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.