Share of male sole proprietors in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Share of male sole proprietors was 97.2% in 2018. ▬ Flat
Share of male sole proprietors in Afghanistan, 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 male sole proprietors in Afghanistan stood at 97.2%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 2.2% over five years.
That places Afghanistan 1st out of 78 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of male sole proprietors in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % of sole proprietors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 99.3% | — |
| 2015 | 99.2% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.3% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 97.2% | -1.2% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 97.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 71.9%, 1.4× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 97.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 75.5%, 1.3× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More private sector data for Afghanistan
- Merchandise trade 22.2% (2025)
- Food imports 26.9% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 41.1% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 3.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 63.9% (2019)
- Manufactures exports 4.8% (2019)
- Merchandise exports 926.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 21.12 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0517 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 0.7617 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male sole proprietors in Afghanistan?
- Share of male sole proprietors in Afghanistan was 97.2% 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 male sole proprietors recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of male sole proprietors recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.2% in 2018.
- How does Afghanistan rank for share of male sole proprietors?
- Afghanistan ranks 1st out of 78 countries with data for 2018.
- Where does this Afghanistan 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 male sole proprietors (% of sole proprietors). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of male sole proprietors is the proportion of male 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.