Share of female sole proprietors in Malta
Malta: Share of female sole proprietors was 41.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of female sole proprietors in Malta, 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 Malta stood at 41.0%.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female sole proprietors in Malta peaked at 41.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 33.1%, in 2015.
That places Malta 26th out of 78 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Malta, year by year
| Year | % of sole proprietors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 34.3% | — |
| 2015 | 33.1% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 36.4% | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 36.9% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 36.3% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 35.6% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 36.2% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 38.0% | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 38.2% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 41.4% | +8.4% |
| 2024 | 41.0% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 35.4% | 33.1% | 36.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 39.0% | 36.2% | 41.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More private sector data for Malta
- Merchandise trade 46.9% (2025)
- Food imports 11.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 65.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 9.22 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 76.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 3.82 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 6,588 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1375 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 0.9783 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female sole proprietors in Malta?
- Share of female sole proprietors in Malta was 41.0% 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 Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 41.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of female sole proprietors recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.1% in 2015.
- How does Malta rank for share of female sole proprietors?
- Malta ranks 26th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of female sole proprietors rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta 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.