Number of male sole proprietors in Mexico
Mexico: Number of male sole proprietors was 532,833 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Number of male sole proprietors in Mexico, 2015–2020
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 532,833 for number of male sole proprietors in 2020. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Mexico ranks 3rd of 78 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Number of male sole proprietors in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 497,064 | — |
| 2016 | 518,686 | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 507,227 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 488,663 | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 523,457 | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 532,833 | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 507,019 | 488,663 | 523,457 | 5 |
| 2020s | 532,833 | 532,833 | 532,833 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 1 Republic of Korea 608,604 compare
- 2 Russian Federation 550,143 compare
- 4 Philippines 365,565 compare
- 5 Germany 297,042 compare
- 6 Kazakhstan 221,246
More private sector data for Mexico
- Merchandise trade 73.5% (2025)
- Food imports 6.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 78.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 683.02 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 7.5% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 81.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 664.84 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,039 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3628 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.64 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of male sole proprietors in Mexico?
- Number of male sole proprietors in Mexico was 532,833 in 2020, 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 532,833 in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of male sole proprietors recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 488,663 in 2018.
- How does Mexico rank for number of male sole proprietors?
- Mexico ranks 3rd out of 78 countries with data for 2020.
- Is number of male sole proprietors rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mexico 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.