Share of male sole proprietors in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Share of male sole proprietors was 79.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of male sole proprietors in Burkina Faso, 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
Burkina Faso recorded 79.2% for share of male sole proprietors in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male sole proprietors in Burkina Faso peaked at 81.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 63.9%, in 2018.
Burkina Faso ranks 8th of 78 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Share of male sole proprietors in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of sole proprietors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 81.3% | — |
| 2015 | 76.3% | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 71.3% | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 70.0% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 63.9% | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 79.0% | +23.7% |
| 2020 | 78.9% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 78.7% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 78.5% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 78.6% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 79.2% | +0.8% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 79.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 71.9%, 1.1× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 79.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 67.2%, 1.2× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 73.6% | 63.9% | 81.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 78.8% | 78.5% | 79.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 5 United Arab Emirates 85.6% compare
- 6 Türkiye 82.7% compare
- 7 Azerbaijan 80.9% compare
- 9 Qatar 78.4% compare
- 10 Central African Republic 77.8% compare
- 11 Niger 76.8% compare
More private sector data for Burkina Faso
- Merchandise trade 67.5% (2025)
- Food imports 11.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 46.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 7.57 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 7.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 2.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 11.08 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 460.07 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4009 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 96.38 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male sole proprietors in Burkina Faso?
- Share of male sole proprietors in Burkina Faso was 79.2% 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 Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 81.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of male sole proprietors recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.9% in 2018.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for share of male sole proprietors?
- Burkina Faso ranks 8th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of male sole proprietors rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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.