Share of male sole proprietors in Guatemala
Guatemala: Share of male sole proprietors was 57.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of male sole proprietors in Guatemala, 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 Guatemala is 57.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male sole proprietors in Guatemala peaked at 60.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 57.3%, in 2024.
Guatemala ranks 58th of 78 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of male sole proprietors in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % of sole proprietors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 59.8% | — |
| 2015 | 59.3% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 59.4% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 60.4% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 59.8% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 59.5% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 60.0% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 58.9% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 57.7% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 57.9% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 57.3% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 59.7% | 59.3% | 60.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 58.4% | 57.3% | 60.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More private sector data for Guatemala
- Merchandise trade 40.7% (2025)
- Food imports 17.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 64.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 34.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 47.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 45.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 15.56 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 832.52 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1262 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.55 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male sole proprietors in Guatemala?
- Share of male sole proprietors in Guatemala was 57.3% 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 Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 60.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of male sole proprietors recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.3% in 2024.
- How does Guatemala rank for share of male sole proprietors?
- Guatemala ranks 58th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of male sole proprietors rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.