Number of male sole proprietors in Zambia
Zambia: Number of male sole proprietors was 28,445 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of male sole proprietors in Zambia, 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 Zambia is 28,445, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 95.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of male sole proprietors in Zambia peaked at 28,883 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10,529, in 2016.
Zambia ranks 25th 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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 14,546 | — |
| 2015 | 13,942 | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 10,529 | -24.5% |
| 2017 | 11,607 | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 11,834 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 13,886 | +17.3% |
| 2020 | 14,409 | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 16,103 | +11.8% |
| 2022 | 26,450 | +64.3% |
| 2023 | 28,883 | +9.2% |
| 2024 | 28,445 | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12,724 | 10,529 | 14,546 | 6 |
| 2020s | 22,858 | 14,409 | 28,883 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More private sector data for Zambia
- Merchandise trade 91.7% (2025)
- Food imports 7.8% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 64.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 13.17 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 14.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 13.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 607.56 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.461 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 18.07 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of male sole proprietors in Zambia?
- Number of male sole proprietors in Zambia was 28,445 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 28,883 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of male sole proprietors recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,529 in 2016.
- How does Zambia rank for number of male sole proprietors?
- Zambia ranks 25th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of male sole proprietors rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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.