Share of female sole proprietors in Benin
Benin: Share of female sole proprietors was 39.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of female sole proprietors in Benin, 2014–2024
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
The most recent figure for share of female sole proprietors in Benin is 39.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 50.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female sole proprietors in Benin peaked at 39.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.1%, in 2015.
That places Benin 27th out of 78 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Share of female sole proprietors in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of sole proprietors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 26.6% | — |
| 2015 | 26.1% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 28.1% | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 30.6% | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 31.6% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 34.5% | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 34.4% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 33.5% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 34.4% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 38.0% | +10.3% |
| 2024 | 39.9% | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29.6% | 26.1% | 34.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 36.0% | 33.5% | 39.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 24 Romania 41.3% compare
- 25 Uzbekistan 41.1% compare
- 26 Malta 41.0% compare
- 28 Iceland 39.9% compare
- 29 Netherlands 39.6% compare
- 30 Montenegro 39.6% compare
More private sector data for Benin
- Merchandise trade 36.4% (2025)
- Food imports 33.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 50.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 4.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 39.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 7.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 3.99 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 269.2 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1623 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -0.8946 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female sole proprietors in Benin?
- Share of female sole proprietors in Benin was 39.9% 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 share of female sole proprietors recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 39.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of female sole proprietors recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.1% in 2015.
- How does Benin rank for share of female sole proprietors?
- Benin ranks 27th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of female sole proprietors rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin 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.