Number of male sole proprietors in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Number of male sole proprietors was 5,103 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Number of male sole proprietors in Afghanistan, 2014–2018
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 5,103 for number of male sole proprietors in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 17.5% on the previous year and up 141.0% over five years.
Afghanistan ranks 55th of 78 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Number of male sole proprietors in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2,117 | — |
| 2015 | 3,110 | +46.9% |
| 2016 | 4,403 | +41.6% |
| 2017 | 4,343 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 5,103 | +17.5% |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More private sector data for Afghanistan
- Merchandise trade 22.2% (2025)
- Food imports 26.9% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 41.1% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 3.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 63.9% (2019)
- Manufactures exports 4.8% (2019)
- Merchandise exports 926.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 21.12 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0517 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 0.7617 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of male sole proprietors in Afghanistan?
- Number of male sole proprietors in Afghanistan was 5,103 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 male sole proprietors recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 5,103 in 2018.
- What is the lowest number of male sole proprietors recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,117 in 2014.
- How does Afghanistan rank for number of male sole proprietors?
- Afghanistan ranks 55th out of 78 countries with data for 2018.
- Where does this Afghanistan 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 male sole proprietors. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of male 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.