Number of female sole proprietors in Guinea
Guinea: Number of female sole proprietors was 5,212 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of female sole proprietors in Guinea, 2014–2024
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 Guinea stood at 5,212. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 970.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of female sole proprietors in Guinea peaked at 5,212 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 487, in 2014.
That places Guinea 43rd out of 78 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of female sole proprietors in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 487 | — |
| 2015 | 538 | +10.5% |
| 2016 | 939 | +74.5% |
| 2017 | 1,190 | +26.7% |
| 2018 | 1,606 | +35.0% |
| 2019 | 2,332 | +45.2% |
| 2020 | 2,939 | +26.0% |
| 2021 | 4,586 | +56.0% |
| 2022 | 5,063 | +10.4% |
| 2023 | 4,919 | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 5,212 | +6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,182 | 487 | 2,332 | 6 |
| 2020s | 4,544 | 2,939 | 5,212 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 40 Slovenia 6,045 compare
- 41 Mongolia 6,000 compare
- 42 United Arab Emirates 5,676 compare
- 44 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 4,310 compare
- 45 Kyrgyzstan 4,071 compare
- 46 Albania 3,827 compare
More private sector data for Guinea
- Merchandise trade 82.7% (2025)
- Food imports 26.6% (2016)
- Manufactures imports 58.5% (2016)
- Merchandise imports 8.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 4.3% (2016)
- Manufactures exports 3.7% (2016)
- Merchandise exports 15.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,000 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5328 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 53.34 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of female sole proprietors in Guinea?
- Number of female sole proprietors in Guinea was 5,212 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 Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 5,212 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of female sole proprietors recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 487 in 2014.
- How does Guinea rank for number of female sole proprietors?
- Guinea ranks 43rd out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of female sole proprietors rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 970.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea 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.