Share of male sole proprietors in Morocco
Morocco: Share of male sole proprietors was 71.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of male sole proprietors in Morocco, 2017–2024
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
Morocco recorded 71.7% for share of male sole proprietors in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Morocco ranks 16th of 78 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of male sole proprietors in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % of sole proprietors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 75.7% | — |
| 2018 | 74.9% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 76.6% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 77.7% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 77.8% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 75.0% | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 70.1% | -6.6% |
| 2024 | 71.7% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 75.8% | 74.9% | 76.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 74.5% | 70.1% | 77.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 13 Côte d'Ivoire 74.1%
- 14 Djibouti 72.7% compare
- 15 Madagascar 71.9% compare
- 17 Slovakia 71.3% compare
- 18 El Salvador 70.0% compare
- 19 Guinea 69.6% compare
More private sector data for Morocco
- Merchandise trade 75.2% (2025)
- Food imports 11.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 68.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 87.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 12.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 82.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 49.78 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,295 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2729 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 10.06 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male sole proprietors in Morocco?
- Share of male sole proprietors in Morocco was 71.7% 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 Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 77.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of male sole proprietors recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.1% in 2023.
- How does Morocco rank for share of male sole proprietors?
- Morocco ranks 16th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of male sole proprietors rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Morocco 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.