Share of male sole proprietors in Malaysia
Malaysia: Share of male sole proprietors was 57.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of male sole proprietors in Malaysia, 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 Malaysia is 57.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male sole proprietors in Malaysia peaked at 58.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 54.9%, in 2021.
Malaysia ranks 57th of 78 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of male sole proprietors in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % of sole proprietors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 58.9% | — |
| 2015 | 56.1% | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 55.2% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 55.9% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 56.5% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 56.3% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 56.3% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 54.9% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 57.6% | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 58.0% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 57.3% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 56.5% | 55.2% | 58.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 56.8% | 54.9% | 58.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More private sector data for Malaysia
- Merchandise trade 151.7% (2025)
- Food imports 8.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 72.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 340.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.4% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 72.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 376.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 10,452 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7964 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 13.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male sole proprietors in Malaysia?
- Share of male sole proprietors in Malaysia 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 58.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of male sole proprietors recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.9% in 2021.
- How does Malaysia rank for share of male sole proprietors?
- Malaysia ranks 57th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of male sole proprietors rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malaysia 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.