Share of female sole proprietors in Mongolia
Mongolia: Share of female sole proprietors was 47.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of female sole proprietors in Mongolia, 2014–2022
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
The most recent figure for share of female sole proprietors in Mongolia is 47.8%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 19.1% on the previous year and up 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female sole proprietors in Mongolia peaked at 47.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 35.5%, in 2014.
That places Mongolia 11th out of 78 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of female sole proprietors in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % of sole proprietors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 35.5% | — |
| 2015 | 35.9% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 39.6% | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 39.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 40.8% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 39.2% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 39.5% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 40.2% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 47.8% | +19.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 38.4% | 35.5% | 40.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 42.5% | 39.5% | 47.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More private sector data for Mongolia
- Merchandise trade 106.7% (2025)
- Food imports 11.0% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 65.3% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 11.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 3.3% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 1.7% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 15.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,416 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6213 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -0.1394 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female sole proprietors in Mongolia?
- Share of female sole proprietors in Mongolia was 47.8% in 2022, 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 Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 47.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of female sole proprietors recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.5% in 2014.
- How does Mongolia rank for share of female sole proprietors?
- Mongolia ranks 11th out of 78 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of female sole proprietors rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia 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.