Share of male sole proprietors (% of sole proprietors) in Mauritius
Mauritius: Share of male sole proprietors (% of sole proprietors) was 54.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of male sole proprietors in Mauritius, 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 Mauritius is 54.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male sole proprietors in Mauritius peaked at 61.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 52.5%, in 2023.
That places Mauritius 62nd out of 78 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Share of male sole proprietors (% of sole proprietors) in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % of sole proprietors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 59.0% | — |
| 2015 | 59.6% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 61.1% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 57.6% | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 57.4% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 54.6% | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 53.4% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 54.8% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 53.4% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 52.5% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 54.3% | +3.3% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 54.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 62.4%, 87% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 54.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 67.2%, 81% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 58.2% | 54.6% | 61.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 53.7% | 52.5% | 54.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More private sector data for Mauritius
- Merchandise trade 57.4% (2025)
- Food imports 22.4% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 52.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 6.94 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 2.28 billion current US$ (2024)
- Food exports 52.3% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 45.1% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 2.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 4.19 billion current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,883 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male sole proprietors in Mauritius?
- Share of male sole proprietors in Mauritius was 54.3% 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 Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 61.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of male sole proprietors recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.5% in 2023.
- How does Mauritius rank for share of male sole proprietors?
- Mauritius ranks 62nd out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of male sole proprietors rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius 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.