Share of female sole proprietors in Malaysia
Malaysia: Share of female sole proprietors was 42.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of female sole proprietors in Malaysia, 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
Malaysia recorded 42.7% for share of female sole proprietors in 2024.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female sole proprietors in Malaysia peaked at 45.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 41.1%, in 2014.
Malaysia ranks 22nd of 78 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of female sole proprietors in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % of sole proprietors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 41.1% | — |
| 2015 | 43.9% | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 44.8% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 44.1% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 43.5% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 43.7% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 43.7% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 45.1% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 42.4% | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 42.0% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 42.7% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 43.5% | 41.1% | 44.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 43.2% | 42.0% | 45.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More private sector data for Malaysia
- Merchandise trade 151.7% (2025)
- Food imports 8.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 72.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 340.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.4% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 72.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 376.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 10,452 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7964 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 13.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female sole proprietors in Malaysia?
- Share of female sole proprietors in Malaysia was 42.7% 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 45.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of female sole proprietors recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.1% in 2014.
- How does Malaysia rank for share of female sole proprietors?
- Malaysia ranks 22nd out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of female sole proprietors rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malaysia 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.