Number of female sole proprietors in Guatemala
Guatemala: Number of female sole proprietors was 14,279 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of female sole proprietors in Guatemala, 2014–2024
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of female sole proprietors in Guatemala is 14,279, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 12.4% on the previous year and up 132.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of female sole proprietors in Guatemala peaked at 14,279 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6,144, in 2014.
That places Guatemala 29th out of 78 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Number of female sole proprietors in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 6,144 | — |
| 2015 | 6,535 | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 7,593 | +16.2% |
| 2017 | 8,103 | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 8,382 | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 10,097 | +20.5% |
| 2020 | 9,925 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 11,882 | +19.7% |
| 2022 | 11,890 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 12,704 | +6.8% |
| 2024 | 14,279 | +12.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7,809 | 6,144 | 10,097 | 6 |
| 2020s | 12,136 | 9,925 | 14,279 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More private sector data for Guatemala
- Merchandise trade 40.7% (2025)
- Food imports 17.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 64.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 34.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 47.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 45.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 15.56 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 832.52 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1262 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.55 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of female sole proprietors in Guatemala?
- Number of female sole proprietors in Guatemala was 14,279 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 Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 14,279 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of female sole proprietors recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,144 in 2014.
- How does Guatemala rank for number of female sole proprietors?
- Guatemala ranks 29th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of female sole proprietors rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 132.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.