Number of female sole proprietors in Djibouti
Djibouti: Number of female sole proprietors was 136 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Number of female sole proprietors in Djibouti, 2017–2024
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
Analysis
In 2024, number of female sole proprietors in Djibouti stood at 136.
That represents a change of up 15.3% on the previous year and up 70.0% over ten years.
That places Djibouti 75th out of 78 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Number of female sole proprietors in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 80 | — |
| 2018 | 208 | +160.0% |
| 2019 | 161 | -22.6% |
| 2020 | 93 | -42.2% |
| 2021 | 149 | +60.2% |
| 2022 | 139 | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 118 | -15.1% |
| 2024 | 136 | +15.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 149.67 | 80 | 208 | 3 |
| 2020s | 127 | 93 | 149 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
- 72 North Macedonia 191
- 73 Latvia 155
- 74 Afghanistan 149
- 76 Tuvalu 45 compare
- 77 Lithuania 37 compare
- 78 Marshall Islands 8 compare
More private sector data for Djibouti
- Merchandise trade 267.1% (2025)
- Food imports 38.6% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 51.9% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 6.26 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 41.5% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 56.6% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 6.09 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,143 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.32 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 17.82 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of female sole proprietors in Djibouti?
- Number of female sole proprietors in Djibouti was 136 in 2024, 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 Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 208 in 2018.
- What is the lowest number of female sole proprietors recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 80 in 2017.
- How does Djibouti rank for number of female sole proprietors?
- Djibouti ranks 75th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of female sole proprietors rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Djibouti 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.