Share of female sole proprietors in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Share of female sole proprietors was 56.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of female sole proprietors in Kazakhstan, 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
Kazakhstan recorded 56.5% for share of female sole proprietors in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Kazakhstan ranks 5th of 78 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of female sole proprietors in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % of sole proprietors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 46.9% | — |
| 2018 | 46.5% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 47.0% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 49.8% | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 51.3% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 60.9% | +18.8% |
| 2023 | 56.7% | -6.9% |
| 2024 | 56.5% | -0.3% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 56.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 37.6%, 1.5× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 56.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37.9%, 1.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 46.8% | 46.5% | 47.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 55.0% | 49.8% | 60.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
More private sector data for Kazakhstan
- Merchandise trade 46.8% (2025)
- Food imports 11.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 81.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 64.46 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 6.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 20.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 78.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,780 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2573 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -4.46 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female sole proprietors in Kazakhstan?
- Share of female sole proprietors in Kazakhstan was 56.5% 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 Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 60.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of female sole proprietors recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.5% in 2018.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for share of female sole proprietors?
- Kazakhstan ranks 5th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of female sole proprietors rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kazakhstan 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.