Number of male sole proprietors in Guinea
Guinea: Number of male sole proprietors was 11,905 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of male sole proprietors in Guinea, 2014–2024
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of male sole proprietors in Guinea is 11,905, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% on the previous year and up 618.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of male sole proprietors in Guinea peaked at 12,581 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,658, in 2014.
That places Guinea 40th 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 Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1,658 | — |
| 2015 | 2,734 | +64.9% |
| 2016 | 5,815 | +112.7% |
| 2017 | 5,024 | -13.6% |
| 2018 | 6,640 | +32.2% |
| 2019 | 8,125 | +22.4% |
| 2020 | 7,858 | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 9,815 | +24.9% |
| 2022 | 11,107 | +13.2% |
| 2023 | 12,581 | +13.3% |
| 2024 | 11,905 | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4,999 | 1,658 | 8,125 | 6 |
| 2020s | 10,653 | 7,858 | 12,581 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More private sector data for Guinea
- Merchandise trade 82.7% (2025)
- Food imports 26.6% (2016)
- Manufactures imports 58.5% (2016)
- Merchandise imports 8.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 4.3% (2016)
- Manufactures exports 3.7% (2016)
- Merchandise exports 15.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,000 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5328 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 53.34 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of male sole proprietors in Guinea?
- Number of male sole proprietors in Guinea was 11,905 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 Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 12,581 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of male sole proprietors recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,658 in 2014.
- How does Guinea rank for number of male sole proprietors?
- Guinea ranks 40th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of male sole proprietors rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 618.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea 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.