Share of female sole proprietors in Rwanda
Rwanda: Share of female sole proprietors was 55.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of female sole proprietors in Rwanda, 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
Rwanda recorded 55.2% for share of female sole proprietors in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 60.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female sole proprietors in Rwanda peaked at 55.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.4%, in 2014.
Rwanda ranks 6th of 78 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Share of female sole proprietors in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % of sole proprietors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 34.4% | — |
| 2015 | 37.0% | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 35.1% | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 37.5% | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 41.3% | +9.9% |
| 2019 | 44.9% | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 48.8% | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 50.8% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 49.9% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 51.2% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 55.2% | +7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 38.4% | 34.4% | 44.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 51.2% | 48.8% | 55.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More private sector data for Rwanda
- Merchandise trade 45.9% (2025)
- Food imports 22.4% (2022)
- Manufactures imports 50.0% (2022)
- Merchandise imports 5.07 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 27.2% (2022)
- Manufactures exports 10.4% (2022)
- Merchandise exports 2.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 168.16 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1496 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -23.46 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female sole proprietors in Rwanda?
- Share of female sole proprietors in Rwanda was 55.2% 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 55.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of female sole proprietors recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.4% in 2014.
- How does Rwanda rank for share of female sole proprietors?
- Rwanda ranks 6th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of female sole proprietors rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.