Number of female sole proprietors in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Number of female sole proprietors was 5,676 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Number of female sole proprietors in United Arab Emirates, 2014–2018
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 5,676 for number of female sole proprietors in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 22.7% over five years.
United Arab Emirates ranks 42nd of 78 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Number of female sole proprietors in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 4,627 | — |
| 2015 | 4,746 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 5,387 | +13.5% |
| 2017 | 5,348 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 5,676 | +6.1% |
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More private sector data for United Arab Emirates
- Merchandise trade 208.2% (2024)
- Food imports 5.0% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 54.9% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 618.88 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 2.9% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 8.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 706.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 61,380 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 16.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of female sole proprietors in United Arab Emirates?
- Number of female sole proprietors in United Arab Emirates was 5,676 in 2018, 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 United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 5,676 in 2018.
- What is the lowest number of female sole proprietors recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,627 in 2014.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for number of female sole proprietors?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 42nd out of 78 countries with data for 2018.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.