Share of female sole proprietors in Gabon
Gabon: Share of female sole proprietors was 31.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of female sole proprietors in Gabon, 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 Gabon stood at 31.7%.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Gabon ranks 57th of 78 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of female sole proprietors in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % of sole proprietors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 30.7% | — |
| 2018 | 30.2% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 29.8% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 32.3% | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 32.0% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 31.2% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 31.5% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 31.7% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.2% | 29.8% | 30.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 31.8% | 31.2% | 32.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More private sector data for Gabon
- Merchandise trade 72.8% (2025)
- Food imports 15.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 76.4% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 4.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.9% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 17.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 11.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,473 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5414 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -10.77 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female sole proprietors in Gabon?
- Share of female sole proprietors in Gabon was 31.7% 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 32.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of female sole proprietors recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.8% in 2019.
- How does Gabon rank for share of female sole proprietors?
- Gabon ranks 57th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of female sole proprietors rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Gabon 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.