Share of female sole proprietors in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Share of female sole proprietors was 31.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of female sole proprietors in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 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
In 2024, share of female sole proprietors in Lao People's Democratic Republic stood at 31.3%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.6% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female sole proprietors in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 42.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 31.3%, in 2024.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 59th of 78 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Share of female sole proprietors in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | % of sole proprietors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 41.0% | — |
| 2015 | 38.4% | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 40.9% | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 38.3% | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 41.3% | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 40.0% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 42.1% | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 38.7% | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 41.3% | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 33.9% | -18.1% |
| 2024 | 31.3% | -7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 40.0% | 38.3% | 41.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 37.4% | 31.3% | 42.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic
More private sector data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Merchandise trade 124.1% (2025)
- Food imports 12.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 61.7% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 10.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 23.2% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 32.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 12.38 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,572 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6762 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 31.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female sole proprietors in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Share of female sole proprietors in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 31.3% 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 42.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of female sole proprietors recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.3% in 2024.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for share of female sole proprietors?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 59th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of female sole proprietors rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic 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.