Share of male sole proprietors in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Share of male sole proprietors was 53.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of male sole proprietors in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 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 Congo, Democratic Republic of the stood at 53.3%.
The figure is down 14.0% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male sole proprietors in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 88.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 50.3%, in 2022.
Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 64th 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 Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year
| Year | % of sole proprietors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 72.0% | — |
| 2015 | 72.1% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 72.6% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 72.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 79.5% | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 88.5% | +11.3% |
| 2020 | 69.7% | -21.2% |
| 2021 | 56.9% | -18.4% |
| 2022 | 50.3% | -11.6% |
| 2023 | 62.1% | +23.4% |
| 2024 | 53.3% | -14.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 76.2% | 72.0% | 88.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 58.5% | 50.3% | 69.7% | 5 |
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More private sector data for Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- Merchandise trade 66.1% (2025)
- Food imports 4.8% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 50.2% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 28.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.6% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 17.9% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 32.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 284.49 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3526 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.36 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male sole proprietors in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Share of male sole proprietors in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 53.3% 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 Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 88.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of male sole proprietors recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.3% in 2022.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for share of male sole proprietors?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 64th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of male sole proprietors rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo, Democratic Republic of the 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.