Share of female sole proprietors in Qatar
Qatar: Share of female sole proprietors was 21.6% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Share of female sole proprietors in Qatar, 2014–2018
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 2018, share of female sole proprietors in Qatar stood at 21.6%.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 26.3% over five years.
That places Qatar 70th out of 78 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of female sole proprietors in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % of sole proprietors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 29.3% | — |
| 2015 | 25.7% | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 21.4% | -16.6% |
| 2017 | 21.8% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 21.6% | -0.7% |
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- 67 Greece 23.7% compare
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- 69 Central African Republic 22.2% compare
- 71 Burkina Faso 20.8% compare
- 72 Azerbaijan 19.1% compare
- 73 Türkiye 17.3% compare
More private sector data for Qatar
- Merchandise trade 58.6% (2025)
- Food imports 11.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 74.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 37.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 11.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 88.77 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 29,867 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4118 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -6.6 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female sole proprietors in Qatar?
- Share of female sole proprietors in Qatar was 21.6% in 2018, 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 Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 29.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of female sole proprietors recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.4% in 2016.
- How does Qatar rank for share of female sole proprietors?
- Qatar ranks 70th out of 78 countries with data for 2018.
- Where does this Qatar 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.