Share of female sole proprietors in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Share of female sole proprietors was 46.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of female sole proprietors in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 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
Congo, Democratic Republic of the recorded 46.7% for share of female sole proprietors in 2024.
That represents a change of up 23.0% on the previous year and up 66.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female sole proprietors in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 49.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 2019.
Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 15th of 78 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Share of female sole proprietors in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year
| Year | % of sole proprietors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 28.0% | — |
| 2015 | 27.9% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 27.4% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 27.4% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 20.5% | -25.0% |
| 2019 | 11.5% | -43.9% |
| 2020 | 30.3% | +162.6% |
| 2021 | 43.1% | +42.4% |
| 2022 | 49.7% | +15.3% |
| 2023 | 37.9% | -23.7% |
| 2024 | 46.7% | +23.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.8% | 11.5% | 28.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 41.5% | 30.3% | 49.7% | 5 |
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More private sector data for Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- Merchandise trade 66.1% (2025)
- Food imports 4.8% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 50.2% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 28.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.6% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 17.9% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 32.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 284.49 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3526 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.36 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female sole proprietors in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Share of female sole proprietors in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 46.7% 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 Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 49.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of female sole proprietors recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2019.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for share of female sole proprietors?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 15th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of female sole proprietors rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo, Democratic Republic of the 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.