Share of male sole proprietors in Georgia
Georgia: Share of male sole proprietors was 68.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of male sole proprietors in Georgia, 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 Georgia stood at 68.5%.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male sole proprietors in Georgia peaked at 70.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 54.5%, in 2017.
Georgia ranks 21st 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 Georgia, year by year
| Year | % of sole proprietors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 60.0% | — |
| 2015 | 58.3% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 57.4% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 54.5% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 57.7% | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 61.3% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 62.2% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 63.7% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 70.0% | +9.9% |
| 2023 | 68.3% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 68.5% | +0.4% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 68.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 62.4%, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 68.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 62.1%, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 58.2% | 54.5% | 61.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 66.6% | 62.2% | 70.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
More private sector data for Georgia
- Merchandise trade 67.7% (2025)
- Food imports 12.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 72.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 18.53 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 45.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 33.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 7.29 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,852 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1911 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 11.16 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male sole proprietors in Georgia?
- Share of male sole proprietors in Georgia was 68.5% 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 Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 70.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of male sole proprietors recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.5% in 2017.
- How does Georgia rank for share of male sole proprietors?
- Georgia ranks 21st out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of male sole proprietors rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Georgia 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.