Share of female sole proprietors in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Share of female sole proprietors was 2.8% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Share of female sole proprietors in Afghanistan, 2014–2018
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026. Measured in % of sole proprietors.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 2.8% for share of female sole proprietors in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 69.3% on the previous year and up 331.8% over five years.
That places Afghanistan 78th out of 78 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of female sole proprietors in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % of sole proprietors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.7% | — |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +26.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | +125.2% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | +69.3% |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More private sector data for Afghanistan
- Merchandise trade 22.2% (2025)
- Food imports 26.9% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 41.1% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 3.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 63.9% (2019)
- Manufactures exports 4.8% (2019)
- Merchandise exports 926.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 21.12 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0517 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 0.7617 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female sole proprietors in Afghanistan?
- Share of female sole proprietors in Afghanistan was 2.8% in 2018, 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 share of female sole proprietors recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of female sole proprietors recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2014.
- How does Afghanistan rank for share of female sole proprietors?
- Afghanistan ranks 78th out of 78 countries with data for 2018.
- Where does this Afghanistan 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 Share of female sole proprietors (% of sole proprietors). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of female sole proprietors is the proportion of female newly registered sole proprietors out of the total number of newly registered sole proprietors in the economy 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.