Data for 1992

Self-Employment Rate, 1992

1992, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Self-Employment Rate, 1992 covers 187 countries. Afghanistan is highest, at 95.511; Qatar is lowest, at 1.974. The middle country reads 40.406. Against 1991, 187 values changed (75 up, 112 down), the same countries are covered.

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Self-Employment Rate · Data for 1992

HighestAfghanistan

95.511

LowestQatar

1.974

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
1992the 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, 1992, 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, 1992: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
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1	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	95.511
2	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	95.304
3	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	94.801
4	GuineaGINWestern Africa	94.635
5	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	94.381
6	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	92.343
7	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	92.084
8	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	91.626
9	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	90.381
10	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	88.600
11	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	87.590
12	BeninBENWestern Africa	86.976
13	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	86.739
14	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	86.434
15	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	86.431
16	MaliMLIWestern Africa	86.272
17	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	85.935
18	NigerNERWestern Africa	85.859
19	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	85.359
20	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	84.846
21	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	84.707
22	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	83.960
23	TogoTGOWestern Africa	83.612
24	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	82.865
25	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	82.520
26	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	81.988
27	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	81.863
28	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	81.318
29	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	81.284
30	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	80.910
31	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	79.724
32	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	78.905
33	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	78.891
34	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	78.863
35	BoliviaBOLSouth America	78.331
36	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	77.540
37	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	77.421
38	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	76.795
39	HaitiHTICaribbean	75.382
40	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	74.507
41	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	72.140
42	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	69.266
43	SenegalSENWestern Africa	68.719
44	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	68.455
45	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	68.355
46	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	67.477
47	KenyaKENEastern Africa	67.417
48	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	66.863
49	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	65.555
50	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	65.129
51	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	64.753
52	PeruPERSouth America	63.581
53	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	62.663
54	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	60.595
55	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	59.627
56	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	57.695
57	ParaguayPRYSouth America	57.115
58	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	56.851
59	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	56.008
60	EritreaERIEastern Africa	55.955
61	TongaTONPolynesia	55.228
62	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	54.648
63	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	54.472
64	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	52.811
65	EcuadorECUSouth America	52.725
66	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	52.306
67	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	52.161
68	GabonGABMiddle Africa	52.157
69	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	51.726
70	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	51.652
71	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	51.562
72	YemenYEMWestern Asia	51.225
73	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	50.192
74	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	49.942
75	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	49.872
76	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	49.827
77	SamoaWSMPolynesia	49.133
78	HondurasHNDCentral America	49.053
79	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	48.897
80	IranIRNSouthern Asia	47.738
81	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	46.859
82	NicaraguaNICCentral America	46.608
83	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	46.311
84	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	44.423
85	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	43.475
86	ColombiaCOLSouth America	43.355
87	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	43.310
88	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	41.991
89	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	41.746
90	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	41.518
91	MexicoMEXCentral America	41.192
92	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	41.087
93	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	41.080
94	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	40.406
95	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	40.126
96	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	39.950
97	GuyanaGUYSouth America	39.146
98	FijiFJIMelanesia	38.978
99	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	38.620
100	IraqIRQWestern Asia	37.927
101	VenezuelaVENSouth America	37.313
102	PanamaPANCentral America	37.107
103	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	35.796
104	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	35.754
105	BrazilBRASouth America	35.441
106	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	35.354
107	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	35.331
108	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	35.128
109	BelizeBLZCentral America	33.021
110	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	32.850
111	PolandPOLEastern Europe	32.764
112	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	32.740
113	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	31.833
114	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	31.169
115	Costa RicaCRICentral America	31.062
116	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	30.943
117	ArgentinaARGSouth America	29.267
118	ItalyITASouthern Europe	28.872
119	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	27.863
120	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	27.724
121	UruguayURYSouth America	27.656
122	ChileCHLSouth America	27.504
123	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	27.409
124	SpainESPSouthern Europe	26.201
125	French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	26.143
126	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	25.701
127	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	25.050
128	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	24.677
129	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	24.318
130	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	24.221
131	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	24.132
132	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	23.975
133	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	23.653
134	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	21.953
135	UkraineUKREastern Europe	20.967
136	JapanJPNEastern Asia	20.556
137	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	20.511
138	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	20.152
139	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	19.975
140	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	19.727
141	SurinameSURSouth America	19.394
142	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	19.284
143	JordanJORWestern Asia	18.700
144	GuamGUMMicronesia	18.234
145	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	17.951
146	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	17.859
147	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	17.583
148	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	17.551
149	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	17.111
150	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	16.579
151	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	16.261
152	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	16.072
153	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	15.429
154	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	15.333
155	CanadaCANNorthern America	15.141
156	FranceFRAWestern Europe	15.038
157	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	14.995
158	BelarusBLREastern Europe	14.885
159	OmanOMNWestern Asia	14.343
160	BahamasBHSCaribbean	14.234
161	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	13.594
162	IsraelISRWestern Asia	13.579
163	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	13.539
164	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	13.174
165	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	13.007
166	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	11.459
167	MacauMACEastern Asia	11.032
168	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	10.737
169	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	10.724
170	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	10.637
171	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	10.487
172	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	10.230
173	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	10.204
174	Channel IslandsCHINorthern Europe	10.046
175	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	10.031
176	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	9.607
177	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	9.424
178	United StatesUSANorthern America	9.236
179	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	8.524
180	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	8.508
181	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	8.070
182	CubaCUBCaribbean	7.527
183	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	5.774
184	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	5.387
185	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	4.258
186	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	3.329
187	QatarQATWestern Asia	1.974

02In 1992

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Afghanistan95.511
2Nigeria95.304
3Chad94.801
4Guinea94.635
5Mozambique94.381

Lowest

187Qatar1.974
186United Arab Emirates3.329
185Russia4.258
184Bahrain5.387
183Kuwait5.774

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 40.406. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031991 → 1992

Since 1991

What changed between 1991 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
187values changed, of 187 in both
75 · 112rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Ecuador49.957 → 52.725+2.768
Poland30.023 → 32.764+2.741
Liberia77.019 → 78.891+1.872
Latvia9.679 → 11.459+1.780
Estonia11.460 → 13.174+1.714

Fell most

Costa Rica33.346 → 31.062−2.284
Portugal25.885 → 24.318−1.567
Japan21.547 → 20.556−0.990
Iceland20.224 → 19.284−0.940
Equatorial Guinea50.769 → 49.942−0.828

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from ILO’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 1992.
The position is ours
ILO publishes values only. The order here sorts the published values, and the page says so wherever it prints one.
Which end is better
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 187 countries has every column.

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International Labour Organization (ILO) (1992). Self-Employment Rate, 1992 [data set], describing 1992. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/self-employment/1992

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