Data for 1991

Self-Employment Rate, 1991

1991, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Self-Employment Rate, 1991 covers 187 countries. Nigeria is highest, at 95.59; Qatar is lowest, at 2.14. The middle country reads 40.70.

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Self-Employment Rate · Data for 1991

HighestNigeria

95.59

LowestQatar

2.14

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end. Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

187countries
1measure
1991the year it describes
187distinct values14 decimals, as published
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01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Self-Employment Rate, 1991, as published. ILO ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Self-Employment Rate, 1991: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
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1	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	95.59
2	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	95.44
3	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	94.93
4	GuineaGINWestern Africa	94.68
5	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	94.51
6	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	92.49
7	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	91.89
8	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	91.76
9	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	90.07
10	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	88.55
11	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	88.09
12	BeninBENWestern Africa	87.10
13	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	86.96
14	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	86.68
15	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	86.45
16	MaliMLIWestern Africa	86.39
17	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	86.06
18	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	86.03
19	NigerNERWestern Africa	85.77
20	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	84.60
21	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	84.59
22	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	84.13
23	TogoTGOWestern Africa	83.56
24	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	82.71
25	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	82.48
26	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	82.04
27	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	81.94
28	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	81.67
29	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	81.29
30	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	80.84
31	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	79.76
32	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	79.06
33	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	79.02
34	BoliviaBOLSouth America	78.65
35	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	78.00
36	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	77.58
37	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	77.02
38	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	76.91
39	HaitiHTICaribbean	75.11
40	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	74.83
41	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	72.14
42	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	69.78
43	SenegalSENWestern Africa	68.69
44	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	68.68
45	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	68.39
46	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	67.92
47	KenyaKENEastern Africa	67.53
48	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	67.08
49	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	65.57
50	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	65.13
51	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	64.39
52	PeruPERSouth America	63.24
53	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	62.41
54	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	60.29
55	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	59.56
56	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	57.84
57	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	57.42
58	ParaguayPRYSouth America	57.15
59	EritreaERIEastern Africa	56.00
60	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	55.85
61	TongaTONPolynesia	55.35
62	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	54.93
63	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	54.44
64	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	52.89
65	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	52.73
66	GabonGABMiddle Africa	52.47
67	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	52.35
68	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	51.78
69	YemenYEMWestern Asia	51.41
70	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	50.77
71	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	50.68
72	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	50.64
73	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	50.33
74	EcuadorECUSouth America	49.96
75	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	49.89
76	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	49.88
77	HondurasHNDCentral America	49.13
78	SamoaWSMPolynesia	49.12
79	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	48.90
80	IranIRNSouthern Asia	47.98
81	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	46.81
82	NicaraguaNICCentral America	46.48
83	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	45.17
84	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	44.59
85	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	43.58
86	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	43.53
87	ColombiaCOLSouth America	43.46
88	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	41.88
89	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	41.65
90	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	41.42
91	MexicoMEXCentral America	41.33
92	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	40.95
93	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	40.85
94	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	40.70
95	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	40.19
96	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	39.95
97	GuyanaGUYSouth America	39.28
98	FijiFJIMelanesia	39.20
99	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	38.89
100	IraqIRQWestern Asia	37.86
101	VenezuelaVENSouth America	37.48
102	PanamaPANCentral America	37.23
103	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	36.28
104	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	35.94
105	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	35.51
106	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	35.25
107	BrazilBRASouth America	35.19
108	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	34.91
109	Costa RicaCRICentral America	33.35
110	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	33.32
111	BelizeBLZCentral America	33.11
112	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	33.09
113	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	32.20
114	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	30.49
115	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	30.34
116	PolandPOLEastern Europe	30.02
117	ArgentinaARGSouth America	29.34
118	ItalyITASouthern Europe	28.38
119	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	28.06
120	UruguayURYSouth America	27.86
121	ChileCHLSouth America	27.43
122	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	27.40
123	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	26.90
124	French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	26.06
125	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	25.89
126	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	25.84
127	SpainESPSouthern Europe	25.65
128	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	25.13
129	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	24.50
130	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	24.28
131	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	24.01
132	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	23.48
133	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	23.40
134	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	21.94
135	JapanJPNEastern Asia	21.55
136	UkraineUKREastern Europe	20.61
137	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	20.43
138	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	20.24
139	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	20.22
140	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	19.91
141	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	19.89
142	SurinameSURSouth America	19.45
143	JordanJORWestern Asia	18.66
144	GuamGUMMicronesia	18.33
145	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	17.99
146	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	17.54
147	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	17.26
148	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	17.18
149	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	16.65
150	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	16.37
151	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	16.36
152	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	15.85
153	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	15.54
154	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	15.42
155	FranceFRAWestern Europe	15.22
156	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	15.15
157	BelarusBLREastern Europe	14.82
158	CanadaCANNorthern America	14.74
159	OmanOMNWestern Asia	14.47
160	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	13.87
161	IsraelISRWestern Asia	13.71
162	BahamasBHSCaribbean	13.44
163	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	13.36
164	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	12.71
165	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	11.46
166	MacauMACEastern Asia	11.22
167	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	10.83
168	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	10.80
169	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	10.71
170	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	10.26
171	Channel IslandsCHINorthern Europe	10.11
172	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	9.95
173	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	9.69
174	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	9.68
175	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	9.67
176	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	9.61
177	United StatesUSANorthern America	9.55
178	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	9.26
179	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	8.56
180	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	8.49
181	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	8.19
182	CubaCUBCaribbean	7.16
183	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	6.44
184	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	5.55
185	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	3.82
186	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	3.29
187	QatarQATWestern Asia	2.14

02In 1991

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Nigeria95.59
2Afghanistan95.44
3Chad94.93
4Guinea94.68
5Mozambique94.51

Lowest

187Qatar2.14
186United Arab Emirates3.29
185Russia3.82
184Bahrain5.55
183Kuwait6.44

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 40.70. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

03Caveats

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International Labour Organization (ILO) (1991). Self-Employment Rate, 1991 [data set], describing 1991. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/self-employment/1991

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