Share of female sole proprietors in Chile
Chile: Share of female sole proprietors was 44.5% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of female sole proprietors in Chile, 2014–2023
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 2023, share of female sole proprietors in Chile stood at 44.5%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female sole proprietors in Chile peaked at 44.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 39.0%, in 2020.
Chile ranks 18th of 78 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of female sole proprietors in Chile, year by year
| Year | % of sole proprietors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 42.7% | — |
| 2015 | 42.3% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 41.7% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 41.0% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 41.1% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 42.0% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 39.0% | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 41.9% | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 43.3% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 44.5% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 41.8% | 41.0% | 42.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 42.2% | 39.0% | 44.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More private sector data for Chile
- Merchandise trade 55.9% (2025)
- Food imports 11.6% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 70.1% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 92.66 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 22.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 11.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 107.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,388 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2994 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.91 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female sole proprietors in Chile?
- Share of female sole proprietors in Chile was 44.5% in 2023, 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 Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 44.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of female sole proprietors recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.0% in 2020.
- How does Chile rank for share of female sole proprietors?
- Chile ranks 18th out of 78 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of female sole proprietors rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Chile 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.