Share of male sole proprietors in Jordan
Jordan: Share of male sole proprietors was 89.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of male sole proprietors in Jordan, 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 Jordan stood at 89.3%.
The figure is up 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male sole proprietors in Jordan peaked at 94.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 64.3%, in 2015.
Jordan ranks 3rd of 78 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Share of male sole proprietors in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % of sole proprietors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 67.3% | — |
| 2015 | 64.3% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 88.1% | +37.0% |
| 2017 | 88.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 79.3% | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 94.2% | +18.8% |
| 2020 | 74.8% | -20.6% |
| 2021 | 94.4% | +26.3% |
| 2022 | 90.0% | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 89.3% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 89.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 80.2% | 64.3% | 94.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 87.6% | 74.8% | 94.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 1 Afghanistan 97.2% compare
- 2 Algeria 93.4% compare
- 4 Nepal 86.2% compare
- 5 United Arab Emirates 85.6% compare
- 6 Türkiye 82.7% compare
More private sector data for Jordan
- Merchandise trade 71.2% (2025)
- Food imports 20.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 56.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 28.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 17.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 72.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 14.91 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,294 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2421 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 10.19 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male sole proprietors in Jordan?
- Share of male sole proprietors in Jordan was 89.3% 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 Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 94.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of male sole proprietors recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.3% in 2015.
- How does Jordan rank for share of male sole proprietors?
- Jordan ranks 3rd out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of male sole proprietors rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan 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.