Number of male sole proprietors in Liberia
Liberia: Number of male sole proprietors was 1,786 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of male sole proprietors in Liberia, 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 Liberia is 1,786, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 31.4% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of male sole proprietors in Liberia peaked at 3,543 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,774, in 2015.
Liberia ranks 64th of 78 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Number of male sole proprietors in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2,291 | — |
| 2015 | 1,774 | -22.6% |
| 2016 | 2,115 | +19.2% |
| 2017 | 2,076 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 2,208 | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 2,742 | +24.2% |
| 2020 | 2,063 | -24.8% |
| 2021 | 2,867 | +39.0% |
| 2022 | 3,543 | +23.6% |
| 2023 | 2,605 | -26.5% |
| 2024 | 1,786 | -31.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,201 | 1,774 | 2,742 | 6 |
| 2020s | 2,573 | 1,786 | 3,543 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More private sector data for Liberia
- Merchandise trade 87.0% (2025)
- Food imports 23.1% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 42.8% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 2.49 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 24.5% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 9.9% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 2.07 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 360.83 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3942 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 57.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of male sole proprietors in Liberia?
- Number of male sole proprietors in Liberia was 1,786 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,543 in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of male sole proprietors recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,774 in 2015.
- How does Liberia rank for number of male sole proprietors?
- Liberia ranks 64th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of male sole proprietors rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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.