Number of female sole proprietors in Togo
Togo: Number of female sole proprietors was 3,230 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of female sole proprietors in Togo, 2014–2024
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
Analysis
Togo recorded 3,230 for number of female sole proprietors in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 114.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of female sole proprietors in Togo peaked at 3,230 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,504, in 2014.
Togo ranks 49th of 78 countries on this measure, 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 Togo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1,504 | — |
| 2015 | 2,063 | +37.2% |
| 2016 | 1,953 | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 1,730 | -11.4% |
| 2018 | 2,186 | +26.4% |
| 2019 | 2,348 | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 2,540 | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 2,646 | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 2,708 | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 3,059 | +13.0% |
| 2024 | 3,230 | +5.6% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 3,230 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7,877, 41% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Togo's 3,230 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5,212, 62% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,964 | 1,504 | 2,348 | 6 |
| 2020s | 2,837 | 2,540 | 3,230 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More private sector data for Togo
- Merchandise trade 43.7% (2025)
- Food imports 20.6% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 69.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 3.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 435.35 million current US$ (2020)
- Food exports 34.4% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 35.0% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 1.80 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 479.01 million current US$ (2020)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 209.51 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of female sole proprietors in Togo?
- Number of female sole proprietors in Togo was 3,230 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 Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 3,230 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of female sole proprietors recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,504 in 2014.
- How does Togo rank for number of female sole proprietors?
- Togo ranks 49th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of female sole proprietors rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 114.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo 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.