Number of male sole proprietors in Malaysia
Malaysia: Number of male sole proprietors was 166,877 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Number of male sole proprietors in Malaysia, 2014–2024
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 166,877 for number of male sole proprietors in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of male sole proprietors in Malaysia peaked at 192,082 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 154,720, in 2014.
Malaysia ranks 9th of 78 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Number of male sole proprietors in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 154,720 | — |
| 2015 | 163,391 | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 168,696 | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 192,082 | +13.9% |
| 2018 | 175,863 | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 170,570 | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 185,890 | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 181,660 | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 158,143 | -12.9% |
| 2023 | 158,064 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 166,877 | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 170,887 | 154,720 | 192,082 | 6 |
| 2020s | 170,127 | 158,064 | 185,890 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More private sector data for Malaysia
- Merchandise trade 151.7% (2025)
- Food imports 8.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 72.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 340.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.4% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 72.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 376.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 10,452 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7964 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 13.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of male sole proprietors in Malaysia?
- Number of male sole proprietors in Malaysia was 166,877 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 192,082 in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of male sole proprietors recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 154,720 in 2014.
- How does Malaysia rank for number of male sole proprietors?
- Malaysia ranks 9th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of male sole proprietors rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malaysia 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.