Firms with female top managers — all countries

Firms with female top managers — Zambia

Firms with female top managers in Zambia in 2025 — 18.4%. Ranked 31 in the world out of 62. Since 2013, the indicator has fallen by 4.1 pp.

2025 18.4% +5.5 pp vs 2019
World rank 31of 62
Period maximum 22.5%2013
Period minimum 12.9%2019

Trend over time

2013–2025 · % of firms

Firms with female top managers — Zambia, 2013–202512.51517.52022.520132015201720192021202320252013: 22.5%2019: 12.9%2025: 18.4%
Change over the period: −4.1 pp Annual average: -0.34 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Zambia 18.4%
World 19.5%
Firms with female top managers — Zambia, by year Zambia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 18.4
2019 12.9
2013 22.5

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.