Share of male sole proprietors in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Share of male sole proprietors was 57.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of male sole proprietors in Ethiopia, 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 Ethiopia is 57.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 8.1% on the previous year and down 37.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male sole proprietors in Ethiopia peaked at 91.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 57.0%, in 2024.
Ethiopia ranks 59th 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 Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % of sole proprietors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 91.8% | — |
| 2015 | 84.4% | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 67.7% | -19.8% |
| 2017 | 65.4% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 70.9% | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 86.2% | +21.6% |
| 2020 | 80.0% | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 83.0% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 70.0% | -15.7% |
| 2023 | 62.0% | -11.4% |
| 2024 | 57.0% | -8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 77.8% | 65.4% | 91.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 70.4% | 57.0% | 83.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More private sector data for Ethiopia
- Merchandise trade 24.2% (2025)
- Food imports 13.8% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 69.2% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 23.01 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 80.4% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 9.2% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 7.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 55.99 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 38.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male sole proprietors in Ethiopia?
- Share of male sole proprietors in Ethiopia was 57.0% 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 91.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of male sole proprietors recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.0% in 2024.
- How does Ethiopia rank for share of male sole proprietors?
- Ethiopia ranks 59th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of male sole proprietors rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.