Share of male sole proprietors in Senegal
Senegal: Share of male sole proprietors was 68.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of male sole proprietors in Senegal, 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
In 2024, share of male sole proprietors in Senegal stood at 68.3%.
The figure is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male sole proprietors in Senegal peaked at 77.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 67.3%, in 2018.
That places Senegal 23rd out of 78 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Share of male sole proprietors in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of sole proprietors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 77.9% | — |
| 2015 | 76.4% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 74.7% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 72.7% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 67.3% | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 71.8% | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 72.4% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 72.3% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 71.5% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 71.6% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 68.3% | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 73.4% | 67.3% | 77.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 71.2% | 68.3% | 72.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More private sector data for Senegal
- Merchandise trade 60.0% (2025)
- Food imports 19.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 46.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 11.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 21.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 22.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 10.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 541.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2768 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 62.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male sole proprietors in Senegal?
- Share of male sole proprietors in Senegal was 68.3% 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 77.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of male sole proprietors recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.3% in 2018.
- How does Senegal rank for share of male sole proprietors?
- Senegal ranks 23rd out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of male sole proprietors rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal 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.