Number of female sole proprietors in Liberia
Liberia: Number of female sole proprietors was 1,135 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of female sole proprietors in Liberia, 2014–2024
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 1,135 for number of female sole proprietors in 2024.
The figure is down 36.7% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of female sole proprietors in Liberia peaked at 2,445 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 921, in 2015.
That places Liberia 61st out of 78 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Number of female sole proprietors in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1,193 | — |
| 2015 | 921 | -22.8% |
| 2016 | 1,124 | +22.0% |
| 2017 | 1,183 | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 1,211 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 1,769 | +46.1% |
| 2020 | 1,057 | -40.2% |
| 2021 | 1,594 | +50.8% |
| 2022 | 2,445 | +53.4% |
| 2023 | 1,793 | -26.7% |
| 2024 | 1,135 | -36.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,234 | 921 | 1,769 | 6 |
| 2020s | 1,605 | 1,057 | 2,445 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More private sector data for Liberia
- Merchandise trade 87.0% (2025)
- Food imports 23.1% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 42.8% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 2.49 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 24.5% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 9.9% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 2.07 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 360.83 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3942 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 57.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of female sole proprietors in Liberia?
- Number of female sole proprietors in Liberia was 1,135 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,445 in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of female sole proprietors recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 921 in 2015.
- How does Liberia rank for number of female sole proprietors?
- Liberia ranks 61st out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of female sole proprietors rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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.