Number of male sole proprietors in Belize
Belize: Number of male sole proprietors was 1,636 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of male sole proprietors in Belize, 2014–2024
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 male sole proprietors in Belize stood at 1,636. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.9% on the previous year and up 747.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of male sole proprietors in Belize peaked at 1,636 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 193, in 2014.
Belize ranks 65th of 78 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of male sole proprietors in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 193 | — |
| 2015 | 205 | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 269 | +31.2% |
| 2017 | 271 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 287 | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 352 | +22.6% |
| 2020 | 267 | -24.1% |
| 2021 | 497 | +86.1% |
| 2022 | 545 | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 1,411 | +158.9% |
| 2024 | 1,636 | +15.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 262.83 | 193 | 352 | 6 |
| 2020s | 871.2 | 267 | 1,636 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More private sector data for Belize
- Merchandise trade 56.4% (2025)
- Food imports 19.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 64.2% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 1.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 95.3% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 3.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 444.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,050 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1335 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -7.88 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of male sole proprietors in Belize?
- Number of male sole proprietors in Belize was 1,636 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 male sole proprietors recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 1,636 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of male sole proprietors recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 193 in 2014.
- How does Belize rank for number of male sole proprietors?
- Belize ranks 65th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of male sole proprietors rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 747.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize 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.