Data for 1995

Self-Employment Rate, 1995

1995, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Self-Employment Rate, 1995 covers 187 countries. Afghanistan is highest, at 95.630; Qatar is lowest, at 1.746. The middle country reads 39.912. Against 1994, 187 values changed (56 up, 131 down), the same countries are covered.

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Self-Employment Rate · Data for 1995

HighestAfghanistan

95.630

LowestQatar

1.746

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
1995the year it describes
187distinct values14 decimals, as published
Sep 10, 2026read from the publisher
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01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Self-Employment Rate, 1995, 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, 1995: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
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1	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	95.630
2	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	95.104
3	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	94.830
4	GuineaGINWestern Africa	94.347
5	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	93.916
6	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	92.692
7	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	92.174
8	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	90.613
9	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	90.542
10	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	89.630
11	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	86.823
12	BeninBENWestern Africa	86.556
13	NigerNERWestern Africa	86.094
14	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	86.057
15	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	86.019
16	MaliMLIWestern Africa	85.920
17	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	85.775
18	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	85.658
19	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	85.246
20	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	84.991
21	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	84.567
22	TogoTGOWestern Africa	83.813
23	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	83.677
24	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	83.348
25	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	83.258
26	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	82.850
27	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	82.680
28	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	82.001
29	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	81.365
30	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	80.219
31	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	79.701
32	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	79.202
33	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	78.621
34	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	78.615
35	BoliviaBOLSouth America	77.527
36	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	76.903
37	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	76.088
38	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	76.007
39	HaitiHTICaribbean	75.811
40	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	73.501
41	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	72.246
42	SenegalSENWestern Africa	68.730
43	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	68.280
44	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	67.732
45	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	67.491
46	KenyaKENEastern Africa	67.348
47	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	66.338
48	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	66.310
49	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	65.666
50	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	65.033
51	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	64.841
52	PeruPERSouth America	63.447
53	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	62.192
54	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	61.497
55	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	59.724
56	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	57.983
57	ParaguayPRYSouth America	56.747
58	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	56.322
59	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	55.191
60	EritreaERIEastern Africa	55.045
61	TongaTONPolynesia	54.838
62	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	54.828
63	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	54.821
64	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	53.538
65	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	53.085
66	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	53.049
67	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	51.632
68	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	51.090
69	EcuadorECUSouth America	51.054
70	YemenYEMWestern Asia	50.581
71	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	50.454
72	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	50.175
73	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	49.828
74	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	49.803
75	GabonGABMiddle Africa	49.325
76	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	49.070
77	SamoaWSMPolynesia	48.934
78	HondurasHNDCentral America	48.615
79	IranIRNSouthern Asia	47.423
80	NicaraguaNICCentral America	46.541
81	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	46.128
82	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	45.114
83	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	44.289
84	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	44.280
85	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	43.254
86	ColombiaCOLSouth America	43.083
87	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	43.022
88	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	41.828
89	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	41.791
90	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	41.428
91	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	40.706
92	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	40.130
93	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	39.986
94	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	39.912
95	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	39.695
96	MexicoMEXCentral America	39.065
97	GuyanaGUYSouth America	38.313
98	FijiFJIMelanesia	38.266
99	IraqIRQWestern Asia	38.234
100	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	37.904
101	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	37.645
102	VenezuelaVENSouth America	36.836
103	PanamaPANCentral America	36.556
104	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	35.746
105	BrazilBRASouth America	35.212
106	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	34.551
107	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	34.382
108	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	33.973
109	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	33.172
110	BelizeBLZCentral America	32.991
111	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	32.259
112	PolandPOLEastern Europe	32.220
113	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	31.913
114	Costa RicaCRICentral America	31.611
115	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	31.509
116	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	30.676
117	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	29.282
118	ItalyITASouthern Europe	29.081
119	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	28.777
120	ArgentinaARGSouth America	28.746
121	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	28.414
122	UruguayURYSouth America	27.168
123	ChileCHLSouth America	26.689
124	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	26.457
125	French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	26.429
126	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	25.615
127	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	25.581
128	SpainESPSouthern Europe	25.324
129	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	23.926
130	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	23.866
131	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	23.568
132	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	23.555
133	UkraineUKREastern Europe	22.372
134	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	22.113
135	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	21.636
136	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	20.862
137	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	19.826
138	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	19.591
139	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	19.327
140	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	19.248
141	JordanJORWestern Asia	18.638
142	JapanJPNEastern Asia	18.585
143	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	18.111
144	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	17.941
145	GuamGUMMicronesia	17.899
146	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	17.878
147	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	17.462
148	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	16.860
149	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	16.671
150	SurinameSURSouth America	16.619
151	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	16.171
152	BahamasBHSCaribbean	15.859
153	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	15.828
154	CanadaCANNorthern America	15.668
155	BelarusBLREastern Europe	15.556
156	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	15.290
157	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	15.245
158	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	15.084
159	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	14.442
160	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	14.294
161	OmanOMNWestern Asia	14.050
162	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	13.695
163	FranceFRAWestern Europe	13.609
164	IsraelISRWestern Asia	13.227
165	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	13.060
166	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	12.964
167	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	12.500
168	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	11.546
169	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	11.520
170	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	11.304
171	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	11.168
172	MacauMACEastern Asia	10.751
173	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	10.720
174	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	9.734
175	Channel IslandsCHINorthern Europe	9.728
176	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	9.543
177	United StatesUSANorthern America	9.005
178	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	8.795
179	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	8.689
180	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	8.343
181	CubaCUBCaribbean	7.693
182	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	7.569
183	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	5.853
184	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	4.657
185	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	4.140
186	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	3.443
187	QatarQATWestern Asia	1.746

02In 1995

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Afghanistan95.630
2Chad95.104
3Nigeria94.830
4Guinea94.347
5Mozambique93.916

Lowest

187Qatar1.746
186United Arab Emirates3.443
185Kuwait4.140
184Bahrain4.657
183Russia5.853

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 39.912. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031994 → 1995

Since 1994

What changed between 1994 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
187values changed, of 187 in both
56 · 131rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Dominican Republic42.380 → 44.289+1.908
Liberia82.183 → 83.677+1.494
Czechia11.029 → 12.500+1.471
Sweden11.926 → 13.060+1.134
Georgia54.176 → 55.191+1.015

Fell most

Saint Lucia31.787 → 28.414−3.373
Singapore13.659 → 11.546−2.112
Suriname18.515 → 16.619−1.895
Mexico40.928 → 39.065−1.864
Equatorial Guinea47.710 → 46.128−1.582

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 1995.
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) (1995). Self-Employment Rate, 1995 [data set], describing 1995. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/self-employment/1995

0635 held

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