Share of male sole proprietors in Qatar
Qatar: Share of male sole proprietors was 78.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Share of male sole proprietors in Qatar, 2014–2018
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 Qatar is 78.4%, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 10.9% over five years.
Qatar ranks 9th of 78 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of male sole proprietors in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % of sole proprietors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 70.7% | — |
| 2015 | 74.3% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 78.6% | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 78.2% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 78.4% | +0.2% |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 6 Türkiye 82.7% compare
- 7 Azerbaijan 80.9% compare
- 8 Burkina Faso 79.2% compare
- 10 Central African Republic 77.8% compare
- 11 Niger 76.8% compare
- 12 Greece 76.3% compare
More private sector data for Qatar
- Merchandise trade 58.6% (2025)
- Food imports 11.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 74.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 37.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 11.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 88.77 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 29,867 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4118 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -6.6 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male sole proprietors in Qatar?
- Share of male sole proprietors in Qatar was 78.4% in 2018, 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 Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 78.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of male sole proprietors recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.7% in 2014.
- How does Qatar rank for share of male sole proprietors?
- Qatar ranks 9th out of 78 countries with data for 2018.
- Where does this Qatar 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.