Number of male sole proprietors in Russia
Russia: Number of male sole proprietors was 550,143 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of male sole proprietors in Russia, 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 Russia is 550,143, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 72.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of male sole proprietors in Russia peaked at 550,143 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 319,920, in 2014.
Russia ranks 2nd of 78 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Number of male sole proprietors in Russia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 319,920 | — |
| 2015 | 365,890 | +14.4% |
| 2016 | 392,900 | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 443,963 | +13.0% |
| 2018 | 492,513 | +10.9% |
| 2019 | 476,650 | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 363,313 | -23.8% |
| 2021 | 474,648 | +30.6% |
| 2022 | 456,053 | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 536,341 | +17.6% |
| 2024 | 550,143 | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 415,306 | 319,920 | 492,513 | 6 |
| 2020s | 476,100 | 363,313 | 550,143 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Russia
- 1 South Korea 608,604 compare
- 3 Mexico 532,833 compare
- 4 Philippines 365,565 compare
- 5 Germany 297,042 compare
More private sector data for Russia
- Merchandise trade 28.2% (2025)
- Food imports 10.9% (2021)
- Manufactures imports 79.8% (2021)
- Merchandise imports 302.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 6.6% (2021)
- Manufactures exports 22.1% (2021)
- Merchandise exports 419.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,922 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1637 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -3.28 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of male sole proprietors in Russia?
- Number of male sole proprietors in Russia was 550,143 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 Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 550,143 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of male sole proprietors recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 319,920 in 2014.
- How does Russia rank for number of male sole proprietors?
- Russia ranks 2nd out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of male sole proprietors rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russia 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.