Number of male sole proprietors in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Number of male sole proprietors was 10,180 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of male sole proprietors in Burkina Faso, 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 Burkina Faso stood at 10,180.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 57.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of male sole proprietors in Burkina Faso peaked at 10,475 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4,414, in 2015.
That places Burkina Faso 41st out of 78 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Number of male sole proprietors in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 6,470 | — |
| 2015 | 4,414 | -31.8% |
| 2016 | 7,279 | +64.9% |
| 2017 | 7,120 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 5,857 | -17.7% |
| 2019 | 7,162 | +22.3% |
| 2020 | 7,896 | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 7,526 | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 7,550 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 10,475 | +38.7% |
| 2024 | 10,180 | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6,384 | 4,414 | 7,279 | 6 |
| 2020s | 8,725 | 7,526 | 10,475 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More private sector data for Burkina Faso
- Merchandise trade 67.5% (2025)
- Food imports 11.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 46.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 7.57 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 7.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 2.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 11.08 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 460.07 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4009 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 96.38 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of male sole proprietors in Burkina Faso?
- Number of male sole proprietors in Burkina Faso was 10,180 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 Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 10,475 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of male sole proprietors recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,414 in 2015.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for number of male sole proprietors?
- Burkina Faso ranks 41st out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of male sole proprietors rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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.