Share of sole proprietors (% of sole proprietors)

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Gender: Female

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EconomyYearShare of female sole proprietors (% of sole proprietors)
Afghanistan20182.8%
Albania202035%
Algeria20186.6%
American Samoa2022N/A
Andorra2022N/A
Angola2022N/A
Antigua and Barbuda2022N/A
Argentina2022N/A
Armenia2022N/A
Aruba2022N/A
Australia2022N/A
Austria202251.5%
Azerbaijan202213.8%
Bahamas, The2022N/A
Bahrain202216.4%
Bangladesh2022N/A
Barbados2022N/A
Belarus202036.2%
Belgium2022N/A
Belize2022N/A
Benin202234.4%
Bermuda2022N/A
Bhutan2022N/A
Bolivia2022N/A
Bosnia and Herzegovina2022N/A
Botswana2022N/A
Brazil2022N/A
British Virgin Islands2022N/A
Brunei Darussalam2022N/A
Bulgaria2022N/A
Burkina Faso2022N/A
Burundi2022N/A
Cabo Verde2022N/A
Cambodia2022N/A
Cameroon2022N/A
Canada2022N/A
Cayman Islands2022N/A
Central African Republic202022.2%
Chad2022N/A
Channel Islands2022N/A
Chile202240.8%
China202037.2%
Colombia2022N/A
Comoros2022N/A
Congo, Dem. Rep.2022N/A
Congo, Rep.2022N/A
Costa Rica2022N/A
Cote d'Ivoire201825.9%
Croatia201833.8%
Cuba2022N/A
Curacao2022N/A
Cyprus2022N/A
Czechia2022N/A
Denmark202238.2%
Djibouti2022N/A
Dominica2022N/A
Dominican Republic2022N/A
Ecuador2022N/A
Egypt, Arab Rep.2022N/A
El Salvador2022N/A
Equatorial Guinea2022N/A
Eritrea2022N/A
Estonia202241.6%
Eswatini2022N/A
Ethiopia202230%
Faroe Islands2022N/A
Fiji2022N/A
Finland2022N/A
France202145.2%
French Polynesia2022N/A
Gabon2022N/A
Gambia, The2022N/A
Georgia202230%
Germany202237.8%
Ghana2022N/A
Gibraltar2022N/A
Greece202035.2%
Greenland2022N/A
Grenada2022N/A
Guam2022N/A
Guatemala2022N/A
Guinea202238.9%
Guinea-Bissau2022N/A
Guyana2022N/A
Haiti2022N/A
Honduras2022N/A
Hong Kong SAR, China2022N/A
Hungary2022N/A
Iceland202238.5%
India2022N/A
Indonesia2022N/A
Iran, Islamic Rep.2022N/A
Iraq2022N/A
Ireland2022N/A
Isle of Man2022N/A
Israel2022N/A
Italy2022N/A
Jamaica202255.3%
Japan2022N/A
Jordan201817.8%
Kazakhstan2022N/A
Kenya2022N/A
Kiribati2022N/A
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.2022N/A
Korea, Rep.202243.1%
Kosovo202232.2%
Kuwait2022N/A
Kyrgyz Republic202246.8%
Lao PDR202034.1%
Latvia201835.5%
Lebanon2022N/A
Lesotho2022N/A
Liberia202240.8%
Libya2022N/A
Liechtenstein2022N/A
Lithuania2022N/A
Luxembourg2022N/A
Macao SAR, China2022N/A
Madagascar2022N/A
Malawi2022N/A
Malaysia202242.4%
Maldives2022N/A
Mali2022N/A
Malta202238.2%
Marshall Islands202172.7%
Mauritania201810.6%
Mauritius202043.7%
Mexico202034.4%
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.2022N/A
Moldova2022N/A
Monaco2022N/A
Mongolia202247.8%
Montenegro202044.3%
Morocco202225%
Mozambique202048.2%
Myanmar2022N/A
Namibia2022N/A
Nauru2022N/A
Nepal202013.8%
Netherlands202039.6%
New Caledonia2022N/A
New Zealand2022N/A
Nicaragua2022N/A
Niger2022N/A
Nigeria202034.7%
North Macedonia201835%
Northern Mariana Islands2022N/A
Norway202033.3%
Oman202015%
Pakistan2022N/A
Palau2022N/A
Panama2022N/A
Papua New Guinea2022N/A
Paraguay2022N/A
Peru2022N/A
Philippines201653.1%
Poland202236.8%
Portugal2022N/A
Puerto Rico2022N/A
Qatar201821.6%
Romania202243.1%
Russian Federation202243.6%
Rwanda202249.9%
Samoa2022N/A
San Marino2022N/A
Sao Tome and Principe2022N/A
Saudi Arabia202214.5%
Senegal202228.5%
Serbia202237.4%
Seychelles2022N/A
Sierra Leone2022N/A
Singapore2022N/A
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)2022N/A
Slovak Republic202228.1%
Slovenia201838.1%
Solomon Islands2022N/A
Somalia201712.2%
South Africa2022N/A
South Sudan2022N/A
Spain2022N/A
Sri Lanka2022N/A
St. Kitts and Nevis2022N/A
St. Lucia2022N/A
St. Martin (French part)2022N/A
St. Vincent and the Grenadines2022N/A
Sudan2022N/A
Suriname201834%
Sweden202238.8%
Switzerland2022N/A
Syrian Arab Republic2022N/A
Tajikistan201838.6%
Tanzania2022N/A
Thailand202258%
Timor-Leste202249.2%
Togo202232.2%
Tonga202245.6%
Trinidad and Tobago2022N/A
Tunisia2022N/A
Turkiye202223.3%
Turkmenistan2022N/A
Turks and Caicos Islands2022N/A
Tuvalu202238.8%
Uganda2022N/A
Ukraine2022N/A
United Arab Emirates201814.4%
United Kingdom2022N/A
United States2022N/A
Uruguay202249.5%
Uzbekistan2022N/A
Vanuatu2022N/A
Venezuela, RB2022N/A
Vietnam202238.6%
Virgin Islands (U.S.)2022N/A
West Bank and Gaza2022N/A
Yemen, Rep.2022N/A
Zambia202239.2%
Zimbabwe2022N/A

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