Number of female sole proprietors in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Number of female sole proprietors was 149 in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Number of female sole proprietors in Afghanistan, 2014–2018
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
Analysis
In 2018, number of female sole proprietors in Afghanistan stood at 149. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 101.4% on the previous year and up 964.3% over five years.
That places Afghanistan 74th out of 78 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Number of female sole proprietors in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 14 | — |
| 2015 | 26 | +85.7% |
| 2016 | 33 | +26.9% |
| 2017 | 74 | +124.2% |
| 2018 | 149 | +101.4% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 149 is below the median for low income countries, which is 2,669, 6% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 149 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,133, 13% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More private sector data for Afghanistan
- Merchandise trade 22.2% (2025)
- Food imports 26.9% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 41.1% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 3.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 1.04 billion current US$ (2020)
- Food exports 63.9% (2019)
- Manufactures exports 4.8% (2019)
- Merchandise exports 926.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 597.45 million current US$ (2020)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 21.12 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of female sole proprietors in Afghanistan?
- Number of female sole proprietors in Afghanistan was 149 in 2018, according to World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
- What is the highest number of female sole proprietors recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 149 in 2018.
- What is the lowest number of female sole proprietors recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 14 in 2014.
- How does Afghanistan rank for number of female sole proprietors?
- Afghanistan ranks 74th out of 78 countries with data for 2018.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026, published as part of Number of female sole proprietors. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of female sole proprietors is the number of newly registered sole proprietors owned by female individuals in the calendar year. A sole proprietorship is a business entity owned and managed by a single individual who is indistinguishable from the business and personally liable.