Number of female sole proprietors in Tonga
Tonga: Number of female sole proprietors was 222 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of female sole proprietors in Tonga, 2017–2024
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 Tonga stood at 222. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.2% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.
Tonga ranks 71st of 78 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Number of female sole proprietors in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 298 | — |
| 2018 | 274 | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 237 | -13.5% |
| 2020 | 270 | +13.9% |
| 2021 | 335 | +24.1% |
| 2022 | 304 | -9.3% |
| 2023 | 250 | -17.8% |
| 2024 | 222 | -11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 269.67 | 237 | 298 | 3 |
| 2020s | 276.2 | 222 | 335 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 68 El Salvador 402 compare
- 69 Montenegro 295 compare
- 70 Central African Republic 242
- 72 North Macedonia 191
- 73 Latvia 155
- 74 Afghanistan 149
More private sector data for Tonga
- Merchandise trade 39.5% (2025)
- Food imports 27.5% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 53.8% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 255.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 30.9% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 67.5% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 13.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 125.31 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0191 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 44.44 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of female sole proprietors in Tonga?
- Number of female sole proprietors in Tonga was 222 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 Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 335 in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of female sole proprietors recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 222 in 2024.
- How does Tonga rank for number of female sole proprietors?
- Tonga ranks 71st out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of female sole proprietors rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga 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.