Share of male sole proprietors in Belize
Belize: Share of male sole proprietors was 53.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of male sole proprietors in Belize, 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 male sole proprietors in Belize stood at 53.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male sole proprietors in Belize peaked at 68.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 53.2%, in 2022.
Belize ranks 63rd of 78 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Share of male sole proprietors in Belize, year by year
| Year | % of sole proprietors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 68.4% | — |
| 2015 | 67.7% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 66.6% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 65.6% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 61.3% | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 61.8% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 55.9% | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 57.3% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 53.2% | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 54.9% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 53.7% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 65.2% | 61.3% | 68.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 55.0% | 53.2% | 57.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 60 Russian Federation 55.9% compare
- 61 Chile 55.5% compare
- 62 Mauritius 54.3% compare
- 64 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 53.3% compare
- 65 Kyrgyzstan 53.2% compare
- 66 Korea 53.1% compare
More private sector data for Belize
- Merchandise trade 56.4% (2025)
- Food imports 19.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 64.2% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 1.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 95.3% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 3.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 444.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,050 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1335 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -7.88 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male sole proprietors in Belize?
- Share of male sole proprietors in Belize was 53.7% 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 male sole proprietors recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 68.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of male sole proprietors recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.2% in 2022.
- How does Belize rank for share of male sole proprietors?
- Belize ranks 63rd out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of male sole proprietors rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize 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.