Share of male sole proprietors in Türkiye
Türkiye: Share of male sole proprietors was 82.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of male sole proprietors in Türkiye, 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
Türkiye recorded 82.7% for share of male sole proprietors in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male sole proprietors in Türkiye peaked at 82.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 76.7%, in 2022.
That places Türkiye 6th out of 78 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of male sole proprietors in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % of sole proprietors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 78.5% | — |
| 2015 | 81.7% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 81.0% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 81.5% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 78.0% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 79.0% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 79.5% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 77.0% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 76.7% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 80.5% | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 82.7% | +2.7% |
Türkiye compared with similar countries
- Türkiye's 82.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 62.4%, 1.3× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Türkiye's 82.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 62.1%, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 80.0% | 78.0% | 81.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 79.3% | 76.7% | 82.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 3 Jordan 89.3% compare
- 4 Nepal 86.2% compare
- 5 United Arab Emirates 85.6% compare
- 7 Azerbaijan 80.9% compare
- 8 Burkina Faso 79.2% compare
- 9 Qatar 78.4% compare
More private sector data for Türkiye
- Merchandise trade 40.0% (2025)
- Food imports 6.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 365.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 12.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 73.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 273.36 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,183 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1711 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4.42 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male sole proprietors in Türkiye?
- Share of male sole proprietors in Türkiye was 82.7% 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 Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 82.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of male sole proprietors recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.7% in 2022.
- How does Türkiye rank for share of male sole proprietors?
- Türkiye ranks 6th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of male sole proprietors rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Türkiye 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.