Number of female sole proprietors in Nepal
Nepal: Number of female sole proprietors was 1,435 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Number of female sole proprietors in Nepal, 2014–2020
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 1,435 for number of female sole proprietors in 2020. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 149.6% over ten years.
That places Nepal 56th out of 78 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Number of female sole proprietors in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 575 | — |
| 2015 | 722 | +25.6% |
| 2016 | 922 | +27.7% |
| 2017 | 1,036 | +12.4% |
| 2018 | 1,078 | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 1,394 | +29.3% |
| 2020 | 1,435 | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 954.5 | 575 | 1,394 | 6 |
| 2020s | 1,435 | 1,435 | 1,435 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More private sector data for Nepal
- Merchandise trade 36.7% (2025)
- Food imports 18.0% (2022)
- Manufactures imports 52.5% (2022)
- Merchandise imports 14.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 49.4% (2022)
- Manufactures exports 47.5% (2022)
- Merchandise exports 2.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 78.03 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0508 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 75.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of female sole proprietors in Nepal?
- Number of female sole proprietors in Nepal was 1,435 in 2020, 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 1,435 in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of female sole proprietors recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 575 in 2014.
- How does Nepal rank for number of female sole proprietors?
- Nepal ranks 56th out of 78 countries with data for 2020.
- Is number of female sole proprietors rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 149.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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.