Share of male sole proprietors in Liberia
Liberia: Share of male sole proprietors was 61.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of male sole proprietors in Liberia, 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 Liberia stood at 61.1%.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male sole proprietors in Liberia peaked at 66.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 59.2%, in 2022.
Liberia ranks 48th of 78 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Share of male sole proprietors in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % of sole proprietors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 65.8% | — |
| 2015 | 65.8% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 65.3% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 63.7% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 64.6% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 60.8% | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 66.1% | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 64.3% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 59.2% | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 59.2% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 61.1% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 64.3% | 60.8% | 65.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 62.0% | 59.2% | 66.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
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- 49 Montenegro 60.4% compare
- 50 Netherlands 60.4% compare
- 51 Iceland 60.1% compare
More private sector data for Liberia
- Merchandise trade 87.0% (2025)
- Food imports 23.1% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 42.8% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 2.49 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 24.5% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 9.9% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 2.07 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 360.83 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3942 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 57.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male sole proprietors in Liberia?
- Share of male sole proprietors in Liberia was 61.1% 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 66.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of male sole proprietors recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.2% in 2022.
- How does Liberia rank for share of male sole proprietors?
- Liberia ranks 48th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of male sole proprietors rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia 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.