Share of female sole proprietors (% of sole proprietors) in Togo
Togo: Share of female sole proprietors (% of sole proprietors) was 34.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of female sole proprietors in Togo, 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
The most recent figure for share of female sole proprietors in Togo is 34.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 9.9% on the previous year and up 56.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female sole proprietors in Togo peaked at 34.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.4%, in 2014.
That places Togo 48th out of 78 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Togo, year by year
| Year | % of sole proprietors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 22.4% | — |
| 2015 | 24.9% | +11.4% |
| 2016 | 26.0% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 28.0% | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 29.6% | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 30.8% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 32.2% | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 32.0% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 32.2% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 31.8% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 34.9% | +9.9% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 34.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32.3%, 1.1× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Togo's 34.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 32.8%, 1.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26.9% | 22.4% | 30.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 32.6% | 31.8% | 34.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More private sector data for Togo
- Merchandise trade 43.7% (2025)
- Food imports 20.6% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 69.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 3.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 435.35 million current US$ (2020)
- Food exports 34.4% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 35.0% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 1.80 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 479.01 million current US$ (2020)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 209.51 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female sole proprietors in Togo?
- Share of female sole proprietors in Togo was 34.9% 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 Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 34.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of female sole proprietors recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.4% in 2014.
- How does Togo rank for share of female sole proprietors?
- Togo ranks 48th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of female sole proprietors rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo 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.