Share of male sole proprietors in Nigeria
Nigeria: Share of male sole proprietors was 65.3% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Share of male sole proprietors in Nigeria, 2015–2020
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
Nigeria recorded 65.3% for share of male sole proprietors in 2020.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
That places Nigeria 30th out of 78 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of male sole proprietors in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % of sole proprietors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 66.1% | — |
| 2016 | 66.4% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 66.5% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 67.0% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 63.9% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 65.3% | +2.1% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 65.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 67.7%, 96% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 65.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 67.2%, 97% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 66.0% | 63.9% | 67.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 65.3% | 65.3% | 65.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 27 Croatia 66.2%
- 28 Saudi Arabia 65.9% compare
- 29 Mexico 65.6% compare
- 31 Togo 65.1% compare
- 32 Albania 65.0% compare
- 33 North Macedonia 65.0%
More private sector data for Nigeria
- Merchandise trade 33.3% (2025)
- Food imports 11.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 46.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 41.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 6.0% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 3.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 55.47 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 233.52 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1907 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4.03 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male sole proprietors in Nigeria?
- Share of male sole proprietors in Nigeria was 65.3% 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 67.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of male sole proprietors recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.9% in 2019.
- How does Nigeria rank for share of male sole proprietors?
- Nigeria ranks 30th out of 78 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of male sole proprietors rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.