Share of male sole proprietors in Nepal
Nepal: Share of male sole proprietors was 86.2% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Share of male sole proprietors in Nepal, 2014–2020
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
Nepal recorded 86.2% for share of male sole proprietors in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Nepal ranks 4th of 78 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of male sole proprietors in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % of sole proprietors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 89.6% | — |
| 2015 | 87.9% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 89.1% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 88.9% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 90.7% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 88.7% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 86.2% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 89.2% | 87.9% | 90.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 86.2% | 86.2% | 86.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 1 Afghanistan 97.2% compare
- 2 Algeria 93.4% compare
- 3 Jordan 89.3% compare
- 5 United Arab Emirates 85.6% compare
- 6 Türkiye 82.7% compare
- 7 Azerbaijan 80.9% compare
More private sector data for Nepal
- Merchandise trade 36.7% (2025)
- Food imports 18.0% (2022)
- Manufactures imports 52.5% (2022)
- Merchandise imports 14.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 49.4% (2022)
- Manufactures exports 47.5% (2022)
- Merchandise exports 2.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 78.03 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0508 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 75.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male sole proprietors in Nepal?
- Share of male sole proprietors in Nepal was 86.2% in 2020, 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 90.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of male sole proprietors recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.2% in 2020.
- How does Nepal rank for share of male sole proprietors?
- Nepal ranks 4th out of 78 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of male sole proprietors rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nepal 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.