Share of female sole proprietors (% of sole proprietors) in Senegal
Senegal: Share of female sole proprietors (% of sole proprietors) was 31.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of female sole proprietors in Senegal, 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 Senegal stood at 31.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.9% on the previous year and up 43.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female sole proprietors in Senegal peaked at 32.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 22.1%, in 2014.
Senegal ranks 56th of 78 countries on this measure, 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 (% of sole proprietors) in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of sole proprietors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 22.1% | — |
| 2015 | 23.6% | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 25.3% | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 27.3% | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 32.7% | +19.9% |
| 2019 | 28.2% | -14.0% |
| 2020 | 27.6% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 27.7% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 28.5% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 28.4% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 31.7% | +11.9% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 31.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32.3%, 98% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 31.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 32.8%, 97% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26.6% | 22.1% | 32.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 28.8% | 27.6% | 31.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More private sector data for Senegal
- Merchandise trade 60.0% (2025)
- Food imports 19.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 46.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 11.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 4.02 billion current US$ (2023)
- Food exports 21.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 22.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 10.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.27 billion current US$ (2023)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 541.04 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female sole proprietors in Senegal?
- Share of female sole proprietors in Senegal was 31.7% 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 32.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of female sole proprietors recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.1% in 2014.
- How does Senegal rank for share of female sole proprietors?
- Senegal ranks 56th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of female sole proprietors rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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.