Number of male sole proprietors in Senegal
Senegal: Number of male sole proprietors was 53,567 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of male sole proprietors in Senegal, 2014–2024
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 53,567 for number of male sole proprietors in 2024.
The figure is down 9.2% on the previous year and up 389.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of male sole proprietors in Senegal peaked at 58,971 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10,946, in 2014.
Senegal ranks 16th of 78 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Number of male sole proprietors in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 10,946 | — |
| 2015 | 17,640 | +61.2% |
| 2016 | 25,550 | +44.8% |
| 2017 | 26,063 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 22,937 | -12.0% |
| 2019 | 32,446 | +41.5% |
| 2020 | 34,019 | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 47,821 | +40.6% |
| 2022 | 51,163 | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 58,971 | +15.3% |
| 2024 | 53,567 | -9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22,597 | 10,946 | 32,446 | 6 |
| 2020s | 49,108 | 34,019 | 58,971 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More private sector data for Senegal
- Merchandise trade 60.0% (2025)
- Food imports 19.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 46.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 11.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 21.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 22.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 10.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 541.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2768 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 62.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of male sole proprietors in Senegal?
- Number of male sole proprietors in Senegal was 53,567 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 58,971 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of male sole proprietors recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,946 in 2014.
- How does Senegal rank for number of male sole proprietors?
- Senegal ranks 16th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of male sole proprietors rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 389.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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.