Share of female sole proprietors in Colombia
Colombia: Share of female sole proprietors was 52.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of female sole proprietors in Colombia, 2020–2024
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
Colombia recorded 52.1% for share of female sole proprietors in 2024.
That represents a change of down 16.3% on the previous year and up 1.5% over five years.
Colombia ranks 7th of 78 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of female sole proprietors in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of sole proprietors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 51.3% | — |
| 2021 | 61.3% | +19.4% |
| 2022 | 62.5% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 62.3% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 52.1% | -16.3% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 52.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 37.6%, 1.4× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 52.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 45.4%, 1.1× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Colombia
More private sector data for Colombia
- Merchandise trade 26.4% (2025)
- Food imports 13.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 72.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 70.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 18.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 21.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 50.09 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 937.49 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1095 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female sole proprietors in Colombia?
- Share of female sole proprietors in Colombia was 52.1% 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 Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 62.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of female sole proprietors recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.3% in 2020.
- How does Colombia rank for share of female sole proprietors?
- Colombia ranks 7th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Colombia 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.