Share of male sole proprietors in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Share of male sole proprietors was 80.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of male sole proprietors in Azerbaijan, 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 male sole proprietors in Azerbaijan is 80.9%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male sole proprietors in Azerbaijan peaked at 89.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 80.9%, in 2024.
That places Azerbaijan 7th out of 78 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Share of male sole proprietors in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | % of sole proprietors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 89.3% | — |
| 2015 | 85.6% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 87.4% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 86.2% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 86.9% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 87.9% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 87.6% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 85.7% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 86.2% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 83.7% | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 80.9% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 87.2% | 85.6% | 89.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 84.8% | 80.9% | 87.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
- 4 Nepal 86.2% compare
- 5 United Arab Emirates 85.6% compare
- 6 Türkiye 82.7% compare
- 8 Burkina Faso 79.2% compare
- 9 Qatar 78.4% compare
- 10 Central African Republic 77.8% compare
More private sector data for Azerbaijan
- Merchandise trade 65.1% (2025)
- Food imports 12.4% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 53.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 24.38 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 5.2% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 5.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 25.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,444 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3298 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -5.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male sole proprietors in Azerbaijan?
- Share of male sole proprietors in Azerbaijan was 80.9% 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 male sole proprietors recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 89.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of male sole proprietors recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.9% in 2024.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for share of male sole proprietors?
- Azerbaijan ranks 7th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of male sole proprietors rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Azerbaijan 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.