Share of male sole proprietors in Madagascar
Madagascar: Share of male sole proprietors was 71.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of male sole proprietors in Madagascar, 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
Madagascar recorded 71.9% for share of male sole proprietors in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.8% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male sole proprietors in Madagascar peaked at 71.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50.2%, in 2020.
That places Madagascar 15th out of 78 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of male sole proprietors in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % of sole proprietors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 57.3% | — |
| 2015 | 57.8% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 55.4% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 58.7% | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 58.0% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 68.1% | +17.4% |
| 2020 | 50.2% | -26.3% |
| 2021 | 54.1% | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 54.1% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 52.6% | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 71.9% | +36.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 59.2% | 55.4% | 68.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 56.6% | 50.2% | 71.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More private sector data for Madagascar
- Merchandise trade 39.4% (2025)
- Food imports 18.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 58.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 5.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 30.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 32.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 2.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 76.3 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1273 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -3.25 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male sole proprietors in Madagascar?
- Share of male sole proprietors in Madagascar was 71.9% 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 71.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of male sole proprietors recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.2% in 2020.
- How does Madagascar rank for share of male sole proprietors?
- Madagascar ranks 15th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of male sole proprietors rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.