Number of male sole proprietors in Niger
Niger: Number of male sole proprietors was 4,564 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of male sole proprietors in Niger, 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 Niger is 4,564, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 30.1% on the previous year and up 156.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of male sole proprietors in Niger peaked at 6,526 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,779, in 2014.
Niger ranks 59th 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 Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1,779 | — |
| 2015 | 3,110 | +74.8% |
| 2016 | 3,118 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 2,969 | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 3,557 | +19.8% |
| 2019 | 2,838 | -20.2% |
| 2020 | 3,518 | +24.0% |
| 2021 | 5,648 | +60.5% |
| 2022 | 5,335 | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 6,526 | +22.3% |
| 2024 | 4,564 | -30.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,895 | 1,779 | 3,557 | 6 |
| 2020s | 5,118 | 3,518 | 6,526 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 56 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 4,927 compare
- 57 Kyrgyzstan 4,630 compare
- 58 Malta 4,594 compare
- 60 Qatar 3,835 compare
- 61 Côte d'Ivoire 3,062 compare
- 62 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2,826 compare
More private sector data for Niger
- Merchandise trade 21.3% (2025)
- Food imports 37.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 47.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 2.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 4.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 7.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 1.90 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 68.06 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0878 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 25.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of male sole proprietors in Niger?
- Number of male sole proprietors in Niger was 4,564 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 6,526 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of male sole proprietors recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,779 in 2014.
- How does Niger rank for number of male sole proprietors?
- Niger ranks 59th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of male sole proprietors rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 156.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger 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.