Number of male sole proprietors in Togo
Togo: Number of male sole proprietors was 6,023 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of male sole proprietors in Togo, 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 Togo is 6,023, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.4% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of male sole proprietors in Togo peaked at 6,574 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4,445, in 2017.
Togo ranks 51st of 78 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Number of male sole proprietors in Togo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5,220 | — |
| 2015 | 6,217 | +19.1% |
| 2016 | 5,558 | -10.6% |
| 2017 | 4,445 | -20.0% |
| 2018 | 5,211 | +17.2% |
| 2019 | 5,269 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 5,349 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 5,611 | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 5,700 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 6,574 | +15.3% |
| 2024 | 6,023 | -8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5,320 | 4,445 | 6,217 | 6 |
| 2020s | 5,851 | 5,349 | 6,574 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More private sector data for Togo
- Merchandise trade 43.7% (2025)
- Food imports 17.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 64.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 3.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 33.0% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 39.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 1.80 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 209.51 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1514 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 9.62 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of male sole proprietors in Togo?
- Number of male sole proprietors in Togo was 6,023 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 Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 6,574 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of male sole proprietors recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,445 in 2017.
- How does Togo rank for number of male sole proprietors?
- Togo ranks 51st out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of male sole proprietors rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo 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.