Share of male sole proprietors in Togo
Togo: Share of male sole proprietors was 65.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of male sole proprietors in Togo, 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 Togo stood at 65.1%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male sole proprietors in Togo peaked at 77.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 65.1%, in 2024.
That places Togo 31st 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 Togo, year by year
| Year | % of sole proprietors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 77.6% | — |
| 2015 | 75.1% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 74.0% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 72.0% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 70.4% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 69.2% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 67.8% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 68.0% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 67.8% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 68.2% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 65.1% | -4.6% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 65.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 67.7%, 96% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Togo's 65.1% 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 | 73.1% | 69.2% | 77.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 67.4% | 65.1% | 68.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More private sector data for Togo
- Merchandise trade 43.7% (2025)
- Food imports 17.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 64.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 3.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 33.0% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 39.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 1.80 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 209.51 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1514 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 9.62 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male sole proprietors in Togo?
- Share of male sole proprietors in Togo was 65.1% 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 Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 77.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of male sole proprietors recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.1% in 2024.
- How does Togo rank for share of male sole proprietors?
- Togo ranks 31st out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of male sole proprietors rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Togo 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.