Share of male sole proprietors in Estonia
Estonia: Share of male sole proprietors was 64.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of male sole proprietors in Estonia, 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 Estonia is 64.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male sole proprietors in Estonia peaked at 65.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 48.9%, in 2014.
Estonia ranks 35th of 78 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Share of male sole proprietors in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % of sole proprietors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 48.9% | — |
| 2015 | 50.6% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 50.3% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 52.1% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 54.2% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 53.2% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 53.7% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 54.7% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 58.4% | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 65.0% | +11.4% |
| 2024 | 64.1% | -1.4% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 64.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 61.8%, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 64.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 62.1%, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 51.5% | 48.9% | 54.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 59.2% | 53.7% | 65.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More private sector data for Estonia
- Merchandise trade 98.4% (2025)
- Food imports 14.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 67.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 25.30 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 64.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 20.98 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 15,353 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4461 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 11.63 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male sole proprietors in Estonia?
- Share of male sole proprietors in Estonia was 64.1% 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 Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 65.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of male sole proprietors recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.9% in 2014.
- How does Estonia rank for share of male sole proprietors?
- Estonia ranks 35th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of male sole proprietors rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia 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.