Number of male sole proprietors in Slovakia
Slovakia: Number of male sole proprietors was 50,946 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of male sole proprietors in Slovakia, 2014–2024
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 50,946 for number of male sole proprietors in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.9% on the previous year and up 56.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of male sole proprietors in Slovakia peaked at 55,893 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32,515, in 2014.
That places Slovakia 18th out of 78 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 32,515 | — |
| 2015 | 33,427 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 33,161 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 43,577 | +31.4% |
| 2018 | 43,507 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 44,741 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 44,077 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 54,043 | +22.6% |
| 2022 | 54,489 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 55,893 | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 50,946 | -8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 38,488 | 32,515 | 44,741 | 6 |
| 2020s | 51,890 | 44,077 | 55,893 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More private sector data for Slovakia
- Merchandise trade 160.5% (2025)
- Food imports 7.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 80.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 122.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 4.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 88.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 125.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 23,171 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8118 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 8.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of male sole proprietors in Slovakia?
- Number of male sole proprietors in Slovakia was 50,946 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 Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 55,893 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of male sole proprietors recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32,515 in 2014.
- How does Slovakia rank for number of male sole proprietors?
- Slovakia ranks 18th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of male sole proprietors rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia 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.