Share of female sole proprietors in Djibouti
Djibouti: Share of female sole proprietors was 27.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of female sole proprietors in Djibouti, 2017–2024
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 Djibouti stood at 27.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
That places Djibouti 65th out of 78 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of female sole proprietors in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | % of sole proprietors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 24.1% | — |
| 2018 | 26.4% | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 21.1% | -20.1% |
| 2020 | 19.0% | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 29.2% | +53.3% |
| 2022 | 30.8% | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 25.8% | -16.0% |
| 2024 | 27.3% | +5.8% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 27.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32.3%, 85% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 27.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 24.5%, 1.1× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.9% | 21.1% | 26.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 26.4% | 19.0% | 30.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
More private sector data for Djibouti
- Merchandise trade 267.1% (2025)
- Food imports 38.6% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 51.9% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 6.26 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 41.5% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 56.6% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 6.09 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,143 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.32 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 17.82 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female sole proprietors in Djibouti?
- Share of female sole proprietors in Djibouti was 27.3% 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 Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 30.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of female sole proprietors recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 2020.
- How does Djibouti rank for share of female sole proprietors?
- Djibouti ranks 65th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of female sole proprietors rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Djibouti 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.