Share of female sole proprietors in Tonga
Tonga: Share of female sole proprietors was 36.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of female sole proprietors in Tonga, 2017–2024
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 Tonga stood at 36.6%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 8.6% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.
Tonga ranks 41st of 78 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of female sole proprietors in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % of sole proprietors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 43.7% | — |
| 2018 | 44.9% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 39.0% | -13.1% |
| 2020 | 42.7% | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 49.3% | +15.5% |
| 2022 | 45.6% | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 40.0% | -12.4% |
| 2024 | 36.6% | -8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 42.6% | 39.0% | 44.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 42.9% | 36.6% | 49.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More private sector data for Tonga
- Merchandise trade 39.5% (2025)
- Food imports 27.5% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 53.8% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 255.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 30.9% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 67.5% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 13.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 125.31 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0191 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 44.44 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female sole proprietors in Tonga?
- Share of female sole proprietors in Tonga was 36.6% 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 Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 49.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of female sole proprietors recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.6% in 2024.
- How does Tonga rank for share of female sole proprietors?
- Tonga ranks 41st out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of female sole proprietors rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga 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.