Number of female sole proprietors in Gabon
Gabon: Number of female sole proprietors was 3,265 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of female sole proprietors in Gabon, 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 Gabon stood at 3,265. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 41.1% on the previous year and up 82.8% over ten years.
That places Gabon 48th out of 78 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Number of female sole proprietors in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1,786 | — |
| 2018 | 1,293 | -27.6% |
| 2019 | 1,795 | +38.8% |
| 2020 | 2,067 | +15.2% |
| 2021 | 1,915 | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 2,180 | +13.8% |
| 2023 | 2,314 | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 3,265 | +41.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,625 | 1,293 | 1,795 | 3 |
| 2020s | 2,348 | 1,915 | 3,265 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More private sector data for Gabon
- Merchandise trade 72.8% (2025)
- Food imports 15.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 76.4% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 4.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.9% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 17.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 11.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,473 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5414 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -10.77 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of female sole proprietors in Gabon?
- Number of female sole proprietors in Gabon was 3,265 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 3,265 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of female sole proprietors recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,293 in 2018.
- How does Gabon rank for number of female sole proprietors?
- Gabon ranks 48th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of female sole proprietors rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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.