Share of female sole proprietors in Liberia
Liberia: Share of female sole proprietors was 38.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of female sole proprietors in Liberia, 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 Liberia stood at 38.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female sole proprietors in Liberia peaked at 40.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 33.9%, in 2020.
Liberia ranks 31st of 78 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Share of female sole proprietors in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % of sole proprietors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 34.2% | — |
| 2015 | 34.2% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 34.7% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 36.3% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 35.4% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 39.2% | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 33.9% | -13.6% |
| 2021 | 35.7% | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 40.8% | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 40.8% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 38.9% | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 35.7% | 34.2% | 39.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 38.0% | 33.9% | 40.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 28 Iceland 39.9% compare
- 29 Netherlands 39.6% compare
- 30 Montenegro 39.6% compare
- 32 Tuvalu 38.8% compare
- 33 Tajikistan 38.6% compare
- 34 Sweden 38.3% compare
More private sector data for Liberia
- Merchandise trade 87.0% (2025)
- Food imports 23.1% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 42.8% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 2.49 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 24.5% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 9.9% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 2.07 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 360.83 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3942 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 57.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female sole proprietors in Liberia?
- Share of female sole proprietors in Liberia was 38.9% 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 40.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of female sole proprietors recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.9% in 2020.
- How does Liberia rank for share of female sole proprietors?
- Liberia ranks 31st out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of female sole proprietors rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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.