Data for 2000

Self-Employment Rate, 2000

2000, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Self-Employment Rate, 2000 covers 187 countries. Chad is highest, at 94.936; Qatar is lowest, at 0.972. The middle country reads 38.664. Against 1999, 187 values changed (47 up, 140 down), the same countries are covered.

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Self-Employment Rate · Data for 2000

HighestChad

94.936

LowestQatar

0.972

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
2000the year it describes
187distinct values15 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, 2000, 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, 2000: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
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1	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	94.936
2	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	94.771
3	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	93.911
4	GuineaGINWestern Africa	93.516
5	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	92.995
6	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	92.357
7	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	91.538
8	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	90.477
9	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	88.277
10	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	88.156
11	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	87.808
12	NigerNERWestern Africa	86.308
13	BeninBENWestern Africa	85.902
14	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	85.375
15	MaliMLIWestern Africa	84.881
16	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	84.696
17	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	84.635
18	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	84.331
19	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	84.029
20	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	84.009
21	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	83.931
22	TogoTGOWestern Africa	83.060
23	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	83.007
24	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	82.799
25	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	82.798
26	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	82.439
27	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	81.906
28	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	81.584
29	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	81.128
30	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	79.010
31	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	78.803
32	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	78.314
33	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	77.842
34	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	76.799
35	HaitiHTICaribbean	76.143
36	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	76.133
37	BoliviaBOLSouth America	75.017
38	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	73.989
39	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	73.880
40	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	73.249
41	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	72.099
42	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	68.420
43	SenegalSENWestern Africa	68.362
44	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	68.065
45	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	67.274
46	KenyaKENEastern Africa	66.678
47	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	66.424
48	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	64.862
49	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	64.762
50	PeruPERSouth America	64.468
51	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	63.957
52	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	62.329
53	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	62.310
54	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	62.013
55	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	60.105
56	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	59.672
57	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	57.871
58	ParaguayPRYSouth America	56.546
59	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	56.471
60	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	55.694
61	TongaTONPolynesia	54.195
62	EritreaERIEastern Africa	53.867
63	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	52.283
64	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	51.792
65	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	51.730
66	EcuadorECUSouth America	51.484
67	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	50.904
68	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	50.038
69	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	49.833
70	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	49.702
71	YemenYEMWestern Asia	49.486
72	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	48.531
73	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	48.441
74	IranIRNSouthern Asia	48.147
75	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	48.124
76	HondurasHNDCentral America	47.881
77	SamoaWSMPolynesia	47.810
78	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	47.109
79	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	46.212
80	NicaraguaNICCentral America	45.719
81	GabonGABMiddle Africa	43.766
82	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	43.517
83	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	43.362
84	ColombiaCOLSouth America	42.879
85	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	42.598
86	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	42.511
87	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	42.217
88	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	41.902
89	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	41.362
90	VenezuelaVENSouth America	40.907
91	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	40.750
92	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	38.903
93	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	38.891
94	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	38.664
95	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	38.044
96	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	38.032
97	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	37.857
98	PanamaPANCentral America	37.673
99	FijiFJIMelanesia	37.662
100	GuyanaGUYSouth America	37.472
101	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	36.983
102	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	36.632
103	IraqIRQWestern Asia	35.856
104	BrazilBRASouth America	35.044
105	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	34.761
106	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	34.563
107	BelizeBLZCentral America	33.836
108	MexicoMEXCentral America	33.680
109	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	32.840
110	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	32.750
111	PolandPOLEastern Europe	32.322
112	Costa RicaCRICentral America	31.813
113	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	31.730
114	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	30.822
115	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	30.439
116	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	29.502
117	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	29.039
118	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	28.737
119	ItalyITASouthern Europe	28.162
120	ArgentinaARGSouth America	27.014
121	ChileCHLSouth America	26.793
122	UruguayURYSouth America	26.656
123	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	26.033
124	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	25.816
125	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	25.582
126	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	24.243
127	French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	24.179
128	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	23.863
129	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	23.190
130	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	23.153
131	UkraineUKREastern Europe	23.019
132	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	22.731
133	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	22.458
134	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	22.297
135	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	20.692
136	SpainESPSouthern Europe	20.190
137	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	19.675
138	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	19.432
139	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	19.111
140	SurinameSURSouth America	18.582
141	JordanJORWestern Asia	18.187
142	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	18.116
143	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	18.016
144	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	17.193
145	GuamGUMMicronesia	17.173
146	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	17.004
147	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	16.857
148	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	16.632
149	CanadaCANNorthern America	16.131
150	JapanJPNEastern Asia	16.109
151	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	16.044
152	BahamasBHSCaribbean	16.001
153	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	15.421
154	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	15.359
155	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	15.227
156	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	15.221
157	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	14.983
158	BelarusBLREastern Europe	14.700
159	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	14.458
160	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	13.958
161	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	13.540
162	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	13.359
163	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	12.752
164	IsraelISRWestern Asia	12.721
165	OmanOMNWestern Asia	12.422
166	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	12.284
167	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	11.894
168	MacauMACEastern Asia	11.783
169	CubaCUBCaribbean	11.592
170	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	11.461
171	FranceFRAWestern Europe	11.370
172	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	10.872
173	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	10.273
174	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	9.445
175	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	9.434
176	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	9.153
177	Channel IslandsCHINorthern Europe	8.986
178	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	8.553
179	United StatesUSANorthern America	8.012
180	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	7.989
181	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	7.486
182	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	6.763
183	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	6.357
184	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	3.946
185	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	3.411
186	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	3.329
187	QatarQATWestern Asia	0.972

02In 2000

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Chad94.936
2Afghanistan94.771
3Nigeria93.911
4Guinea93.516
5Sierra Leone92.995

Lowest

187Qatar0.972
186Kuwait3.329
185United Arab Emirates3.411
184Bahrain3.946
183Norway6.357

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 38.664. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031999 → 2000

Since 1999

What changed between 1999 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
187values changed, of 187 in both
47 · 140rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Georgia56.931 → 62.013+5.082
Moldova32.341 → 36.983+4.642
Saint Lucia26.437 → 28.737+2.300
Romania35.929 → 37.857+1.928
Sri Lanka45.894 → 47.109+1.215

Fell most

Equatorial Guinea35.345 → 32.840−2.506
Mexico35.823 → 33.680−2.143
Latvia18.671 → 17.004−1.667
Spain21.517 → 20.190−1.327
Bolivia76.343 → 75.017−1.326

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 2000.
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) (2000). Self-Employment Rate, 2000 [data set], describing 2000. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/self-employment/2000

0635 held

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