Private Sector in Liberia 200 indicators covering private sector for Liberia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Share of female sole proprietors 38.9% 2024 up 13.5% 31st Number of male sole proprietors 1,786 2024 down 22.0% 64th Share of male sole proprietors 61.1% 2024 down 7.0% 48th Number of female business owners 53 2024 up 657.1% 68th Share of female business owners 24.7% 2024 up 37.3% 39th Number of male business owners 162 2024 up 406.2% 67th Share of male business owners 75.3% 2024 down 8.2% 34th Minimum capital for starting a business 0.0% 2012 — 27th Enforcing contracts, cost 35.0% 2012 unchanged 29th Getting credit, legal rights index 7 2012 up 75.0% 7th Cost of registering property 13.1% 2012 down 3.0% 9th Closing a business, cost 43.0% 2012 unchanged 4th Closing a business, time 3 years 2012 unchanged 21st Closing a business, recovery rate 8.5 cents on the dollar 2012 up 9.0% 38th Protecting investors, director liability index 1 2012 unchanged 32nd Protecting investors, investor protection index 3.7 2012 unchanged 33rd Protecting investors, shareholder suits index 6 2012 unchanged 8th Dealing with construction permits, cost 559.7% 2012 down 91.8% 17th Dealing with construction, procedures 23 number 2012 down 4.2% 2nd Time required to deal with construction permits 75 days 2012 down 82.3% 50th ← Previous Page 4 of 4