Data for 2003

Self-Employment Rate, 2003

2003, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Self-Employment Rate, 2003 covers 187 countries. Chad is highest, at 94.26; Qatar is lowest, at 1.25. The middle country reads 38.57. Against 2002, 187 values changed (50 up, 137 down), the same countries are covered.

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Self-Employment Rate · Data for 2003

HighestChad

94.26

LowestQatar

1.25

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
2003the 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, 2003, 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, 2003: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
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1	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	94.26
2	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	94.19
3	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	92.67
4	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	92.59
5	GuineaGINWestern Africa	92.50
6	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	91.20
7	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	90.99
8	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	90.81
9	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	87.91
10	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	87.26
11	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	86.61
12	NigerNERWestern Africa	86.25
13	BeninBENWestern Africa	85.43
14	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	85.34
15	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	84.78
16	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	84.49
17	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	84.29
18	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	84.06
19	MaliMLIWestern Africa	83.99
20	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	83.56
21	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	83.32
22	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	83.13
23	TogoTGOWestern Africa	82.90
24	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	82.64
25	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	81.86
26	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	81.73
27	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	81.39
28	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	81.25
29	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	81.16
30	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	78.51
31	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	78.15
32	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	78.06
33	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	77.26
34	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	76.11
35	HaitiHTICaribbean	75.81
36	BoliviaBOLSouth America	74.15
37	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	73.99
38	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	73.34
39	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	72.39
40	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	72.26
41	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	71.29
42	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	68.93
43	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	68.73
44	SenegalSENWestern Africa	68.05
45	KenyaKENEastern Africa	66.37
46	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	66.07
47	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	65.58
48	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	65.46
49	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	64.02
50	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	62.50
51	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	62.07
52	PeruPERSouth America	61.90
53	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	60.58
54	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	59.86
55	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	59.46
56	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	58.67
57	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	58.62
58	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	57.12
59	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	55.69
60	ParaguayPRYSouth America	54.82
61	TongaTONPolynesia	53.83
62	EritreaERIEastern Africa	53.62
63	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	51.30
64	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	50.10
65	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	49.79
66	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	49.30
67	YemenYEMWestern Asia	49.07
68	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	48.83
69	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	48.60
70	IranIRNSouthern Asia	48.53
71	EcuadorECUSouth America	48.26
72	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	47.98
73	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	47.81
74	HondurasHNDCentral America	47.30
75	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	47.24
76	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	47.20
77	SamoaWSMPolynesia	46.92
78	NicaraguaNICCentral America	46.87
79	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	45.47
80	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	45.44
81	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	44.54
82	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	43.59
83	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	43.39
84	ColombiaCOLSouth America	42.97
85	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	42.61
86	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	42.06
87	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	41.88
88	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	41.32
89	GabonGABMiddle Africa	40.96
90	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	40.63
91	VenezuelaVENSouth America	39.35
92	PanamaPANCentral America	39.12
93	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	38.75
94	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	38.57
95	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	38.38
96	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	38.04
97	FijiFJIMelanesia	37.93
98	GuyanaGUYSouth America	37.32
99	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	37.23
100	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	36.83
101	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	36.05
102	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	35.08
103	BrazilBRASouth America	34.97
104	IraqIRQWestern Asia	34.94
105	MexicoMEXCentral America	34.17
106	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	33.97
107	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	33.80
108	BelizeBLZCentral America	32.76
109	PolandPOLEastern Europe	32.16
110	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	31.95
111	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	31.31
112	Costa RicaCRICentral America	31.13
113	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	30.69
114	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	29.82
115	UruguayURYSouth America	29.43
116	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	28.89
117	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	28.87
118	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	27.51
119	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	27.42
120	ItalyITASouthern Europe	27.29
121	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	26.61
122	ChileCHLSouth America	26.23
123	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	26.03
124	ArgentinaARGSouth America	25.72
125	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	25.57
126	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	24.52
127	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	23.68
128	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	23.28
129	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	22.45
130	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	22.34
131	UkraineUKREastern Europe	22.27
132	French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	22.17
133	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	21.96
134	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	21.93
135	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	20.93
136	SurinameSURSouth America	19.79
137	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	19.07
138	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	18.41
139	SpainESPSouthern Europe	18.20
140	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	17.67
141	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	17.63
142	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	17.51
143	JordanJORWestern Asia	17.50
144	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	17.14
145	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	16.94
146	GuamGUMMicronesia	16.82
147	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	16.58
148	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	16.38
149	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	16.22
150	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	15.45
151	CanadaCANNorthern America	15.40
152	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	15.39
153	BahamasBHSCaribbean	15.29
154	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	15.15
155	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	14.94
156	JapanJPNEastern Asia	14.77
157	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	14.51
158	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	14.49
159	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	14.40
160	CubaCUBCaribbean	13.90
161	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	13.32
162	BelarusBLREastern Europe	13.26
163	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	13.07
164	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	12.97
165	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	12.76
166	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	12.70
167	IsraelISRWestern Asia	12.69
168	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	11.59
169	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	11.37
170	FranceFRAWestern Europe	11.22
171	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	11.19
172	MacauMACEastern Asia	10.86
173	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	10.23
174	OmanOMNWestern Asia	10.12
175	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	9.18
176	Channel IslandsCHINorthern Europe	8.76
177	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	8.45
178	United StatesUSANorthern America	8.01
179	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	7.88
180	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	7.86
181	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	7.18
182	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	6.54
183	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	6.38
184	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	4.12
185	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	3.75
186	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	3.26
187	QatarQATWestern Asia	1.25

02In 2003

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Chad94.26
2Afghanistan94.19
3Nigeria92.67
4Sierra Leone92.59
5Guinea92.50

Lowest

187Qatar1.25
186Kuwait3.26
185United Arab Emirates3.75
184Bahrain4.12
183Saudi Arabia6.38

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 38.57. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032002 → 2003

Since 2002

What changed between 2002 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
187values changed, of 187 in both
50 · 137rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Egypt31.48 → 33.80+2.32
Palestine41.50 → 43.59+2.09
Moldova41.44 → 43.39+1.95
Indonesia63.96 → 65.58+1.62
Georgia64.55 → 66.07+1.52

Fell most

Bolivia76.82 → 74.15−2.67
North Macedonia29.50 → 27.42−2.08
Argentina27.73 → 25.72−2.01
Paraguay56.59 → 54.82−1.77
Ecuador49.91 → 48.26−1.64

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 2003.
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) (2003). Self-Employment Rate, 2003 [data set], describing 2003. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/self-employment/2003

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