Share of female sole proprietors in Nepal
Nepal: Share of female sole proprietors was 13.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of female sole proprietors in Nepal, 2014–2020
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
Nepal recorded 13.8% for share of female sole proprietors in 2020. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 22.9% on the previous year and up 32.4% over ten years.
Nepal ranks 75th of 78 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of female sole proprietors in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % of sole proprietors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 10.4% | — |
| 2015 | 12.1% | +15.9% |
| 2016 | 10.9% | -9.8% |
| 2017 | 11.1% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 9.3% | -16.4% |
| 2019 | 11.3% | +21.6% |
| 2020 | 13.8% | +22.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.8% | 9.3% | 12.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 13.8% | 13.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 72 Azerbaijan 19.1% compare
- 73 Türkiye 17.3% compare
- 74 United Arab Emirates 14.4% compare
- 76 Jordan 10.7% compare
- 77 Algeria 6.6% compare
- 78 Afghanistan 2.8% compare
More private sector data for Nepal
- Merchandise trade 36.7% (2025)
- Food imports 18.0% (2022)
- Manufactures imports 52.5% (2022)
- Merchandise imports 14.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 49.4% (2022)
- Manufactures exports 47.5% (2022)
- Merchandise exports 2.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 78.03 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0508 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 75.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female sole proprietors in Nepal?
- Share of female sole proprietors in Nepal was 13.8% in 2020, 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 13.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of female sole proprietors recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2018.
- How does Nepal rank for share of female sole proprietors?
- Nepal ranks 75th out of 78 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of female sole proprietors rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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.