Number of male sole proprietors in Tonga
Tonga: Number of male sole proprietors was 385 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Number of male sole proprietors in Tonga, 2017–2024
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 Tonga is 385, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Tonga ranks 72nd of 78 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Number of male sole proprietors in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 384 | — |
| 2018 | 336 | -12.5% |
| 2019 | 370 | +10.1% |
| 2020 | 362 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 344 | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 362 | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 375 | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 385 | +2.7% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 385 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7,769, 5% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 385 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4,686, 8% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 363.33 | 336 | 384 | 3 |
| 2020s | 365.6 | 344 | 385 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 69 Vietnam 899 compare
- 70 Central African Republic 849
- 71 Montenegro 450 compare
- 73 Djibouti 362 compare
- 74 North Macedonia 354
- 75 Latvia 282
More private sector data for Tonga
- Merchandise trade 39.5% (2025)
- Food imports 29.9% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 48.5% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 255.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 169.35 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 15.0% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 84.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 13.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 102.80 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 125.31 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of male sole proprietors in Tonga?
- Number of male sole proprietors in Tonga was 385 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 Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 385 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of male sole proprietors recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 336 in 2018.
- How does Tonga rank for number of male sole proprietors?
- Tonga ranks 72nd out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of male sole proprietors rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tonga 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.