Share of female sole proprietors in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Share of female sole proprietors was 20.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of female sole proprietors in Burkina Faso, 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
In 2024, share of female sole proprietors in Burkina Faso stood at 20.8%.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female sole proprietors in Burkina Faso peaked at 36.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 18.7%, in 2014.
That places Burkina Faso 71st out of 78 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Share of female sole proprietors in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of sole proprietors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 18.7% | — |
| 2015 | 23.7% | +26.7% |
| 2016 | 28.7% | +20.9% |
| 2017 | 30.0% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 36.1% | +20.6% |
| 2019 | 21.0% | -41.9% |
| 2020 | 21.1% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 21.3% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 21.5% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 21.4% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 20.8% | -2.8% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 20.8% is below the median for low income countries, which is 28.1%, 74% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 20.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 32.8%, 63% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26.4% | 18.7% | 36.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 21.2% | 20.8% | 21.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 68 Niger 23.2% compare
- 69 Central African Republic 22.2% compare
- 70 Qatar 21.6% compare
- 72 Azerbaijan 19.1% compare
- 73 Türkiye 17.3% compare
- 74 United Arab Emirates 14.4% compare
More private sector data for Burkina Faso
- Merchandise trade 67.5% (2025)
- Food imports 11.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 46.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 7.57 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 7.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 2.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 11.08 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 460.07 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4009 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 96.38 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female sole proprietors in Burkina Faso?
- Share of female sole proprietors in Burkina Faso was 20.8% 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 Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 36.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of female sole proprietors recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.7% in 2014.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for share of female sole proprietors?
- Burkina Faso ranks 71st out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of female sole proprietors rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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.