Self-employment

Analysing self-employment around the world through time and countries

195

Countries

in scope

44.99%

Global Self-employment

1991

40.08%

Global Self-employment

2019

Global Self-employment Evolution

Between 1991 and 2019, self-employment decreased from 44.99% to 40.08%

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Outliers

The 10 countries with the highest share of self-employment

Niger (95%)
Central African Republic (93%)
Chad (92%)
Guinea (91%)
Somalia (91%)
South Sudan (91%)
Sierra Leone (90%)
Equatorial Guinea (88%)
Benin (88%)
Madagascar (87%)

The 10 countries with the lowest share of self-employment

Qatar (0.4%)
Kuwait (1.8%)
Bahrain (2.7%)
Oman (3.7%)
Belarus (4.3%)
Saudi Arabia (4.6%)
United Arab Emirates (4.9%)
United States (6.1%)
Norway (6.5%)
Russia (8.1%)

Self-employment around the world

Self-employment of 195 countries around the world

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Data by country

Explore the data for all 195 countries

Country	Self-employment %
Afghanistan	82.2
Albania	54.3
Algeria	32.3
Andorra	0.0
Angola	78.5
Antigua and Barbuda	0.0
Argentina	26.5
Armenia	34.0
Australia	16.6
Austria	12.2
Azerbaijan	67.8
Bahrain	2.7
Bangladesh	59.3
Barbados	17.4
Belarus	4.3
Belgium	14.2
Belize	34.1
Benin	88.1
Bhutan	72.1
Bolivia	68.2
Bosnia and Herzegovina	24.9
Botswana	23.9
Brazil	33.1
Brunei	9.0
Bulgaria	10.8
Burkina Faso	85.7
Burundi	85.8
Cabo Verde	31.8
Cambodia	47.0
Cameroon	74.4
Canada	15.2
Central African Republic	93.2
Chad	92.6
Chile	27.2
China	44.7
Colombia	49.6
Comoros	58.4
Congo	78.4
Costa Rica	26.6
Croatia	12.4
Cuba	27.7
Cyprus	13.6
Czech Republic	16.8
Côte d'Ivoire	70.9
Dem. People's Rep. Korea	87.2
Dem. Rep. Congo	79.5
Denmark	8.3
Djibouti	34.5
Dominica	0.0
Dominican Republic	41.8
Ecuador	51.2
Egypt	30.4
El Salvador	39.1
Equatorial Guinea	88.4
Eritrea	86.2
Estonia	11.0
Eswatini	35.0
Ethiopia	84.2
Fiji	42.6
Finland	13.5
France	12.1
Gabon	33.1
Georgia	49.7
Germany	9.6
Ghana	72.2
Greece	31.9
Grenada	0.0
Guatemala	39.2
Guinea	91.9
Guinea-Bissau	81.3
Guyana	34.4
Haiti	73.5
Holy See	0.0
Honduras	50.2
Hungary	10.8
Iceland	11.9
India	75.8
Indonesia	51.8
Iran	47.2
Iraq	22.5
Ireland	14.4
Israel	12.3
Italy	22.7
Jamaica	39.5
Japan	10.1
Jordan	13.9
Kazakhstan	23.5
Kenya	49.3
Kiribati	0.0
Korea	24.6
Kuwait	1.8
Kyrgyz Republic	32.7
Lao PDR	74.7
Latvia	11.6
Lebanon	37.5
Lesotho	47.1
Liberia	78.8
Libya	38.3
Liechtenstein	0.0
Lithuania	11.7
Luxembourg	8.7
Madagascar	87.8
Malawi	62.1
Malaysia	27.4
Maldives	23.0
Mali	80.4
Malta	15.7
Marshall Islands	0.0
Mauritania	56.2
Mauritius	19.5
Mexico	32.0
Micronesia	0.0
Moldova	31.0
Monaco	0.0
Mongolia	48.5
Montenegro	20.6
Morocco	48.6
Mozambique	84.3
Myanmar	64.9
Namibia	38.4
Nauru	0.0
Nepal	77.3
Netherlands	16.6
New Zealand	18.6
Nicaragua	42.7
Niger	95.1
Nigeria	79.9
North Macedonia	21.1
Norway	6.5
Oman	3.7
Pakistan	56.3
Palau	0.0
Panama	39.2
Papua New Guinea	74.8
Paraguay	43.0
Peru	55.5
Philippines	36.2
Poland	20.0
Portugal	16.9
Qatar	0.4
Romania	24.2
Russia	8.1
Rwanda	66.3
Samoa	31.8
San Marino	0.0
Saudi Arabia	4.6
Senegal	63.7
Serbia	27.7
Seychelles	0.0
Sierra Leone	90.3
Singapore	13.5
Slovak Republic	15.1
Slovenia	13.7
Solomon Islands	62.9
Somalia	91.7
South Africa	16.3
South Sudan	91.6
Spain	15.7
Sri Lanka	41.7
St. Kitts and Nevis	0.0
St. Lucia	28.6
St. Vincent and the Grenadines	26.2
Sudan	54.3
Suriname	14.6
Sweden	9.8
Switzerland	14.4
Syrian Arab Republic	39.5
São Tomé and Principe	56.9
Tajikistan	28.9
Tanzania	83.7
Thailand	50.3
The Bahamas	15.2
The Gambia	72.0
Timor-Leste	69.1
Togo	76.4
Tonga	47.5
Trinidad and Tobago	24.8
Tunisia	25.2
Turkey	31.5
Turkmenistan	31.9
Tuvalu	0.0
Uganda	77.3
Ukraine	14.9
United Arab Emirates	4.9
United Kingdom	15.6
United States	6.1
Uruguay	28.5
Uzbekistan	34.1
Vanuatu	68.2
Venezuela	43.6
Vietnam	54.3
West Bank and Gaza	28.6
Yemen	55.0
Zambia	73.4
Zimbabwe	68.8

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