Data for 2009

Self-Employment Rate, 2009

2009, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Self-Employment Rate, 2009 covers 187 countries. Chad is highest, at 91.62; Qatar is lowest, at 1.34. The middle country reads 36.15. Against 2008, 187 values changed (72 up, 115 down), the same countries are covered.

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Self-Employment Rate · Data for 2009

HighestChad

91.62

LowestQatar

1.34

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
2009the 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, 2009, 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, 2009: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
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1	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	91.62
2	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	91.34
3	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	90.88
4	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	89.83
5	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	89.79
6	GuineaGINWestern Africa	89.20
7	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	88.86
8	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	88.66
9	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	88.22
10	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	87.75
11	NigerNERWestern Africa	86.53
12	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	85.04
13	BeninBENWestern Africa	84.75
14	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	83.78
15	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	83.65
16	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	83.58
17	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	83.12
18	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	82.94
19	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	82.88
20	TogoTGOWestern Africa	82.87
21	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	82.81
22	MaliMLIWestern Africa	82.78
23	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	82.70
24	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	81.27
25	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	80.53
26	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	80.31
27	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	80.15
28	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	79.58
29	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	79.28
30	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	77.51
31	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	77.49
32	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	77.43
33	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	76.46
34	HaitiHTICaribbean	75.10
35	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	72.96
36	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	72.28
37	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	70.95
38	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	69.74
39	BoliviaBOLSouth America	68.77
40	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	68.65
41	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	67.57
42	SenegalSENWestern Africa	67.47
43	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	66.41
44	KenyaKENEastern Africa	64.92
45	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	64.77
46	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	63.15
47	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	62.86
48	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	61.59
49	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	61.02
50	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	60.88
51	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	60.55
52	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	60.25
53	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	59.21
54	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	58.29
55	PeruPERSouth America	57.81
56	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	57.56
57	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	55.77
58	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	55.32
59	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	54.52
60	TongaTONPolynesia	53.90
61	EritreaERIEastern Africa	53.74
62	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	51.95
63	ParaguayPRYSouth America	50.71
64	ColombiaCOLSouth America	50.13
65	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	48.93
66	YemenYEMWestern Asia	48.73
67	EcuadorECUSouth America	48.68
68	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	47.76
69	NicaraguaNICCentral America	47.16
70	HondurasHNDCentral America	47.07
71	IranIRNSouthern Asia	46.34
72	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	46.19
73	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	46.18
74	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	46.14
75	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	45.91
76	SamoaWSMPolynesia	45.81
77	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	45.77
78	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	45.39
79	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	45.24
80	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	44.50
81	FijiFJIMelanesia	44.17
82	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	42.03
83	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	41.53
84	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	41.20
85	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	40.96
86	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	40.64
87	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	38.57
88	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	38.18
89	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	37.99
90	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	37.49
91	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	37.21
92	GuyanaGUYSouth America	36.93
93	PanamaPANCentral America	36.50
94	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	36.15
95	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	35.41
96	VenezuelaVENSouth America	35.25
97	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	35.05
98	GabonGABMiddle Africa	35.04
99	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	34.14
100	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	34.12
101	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	33.50
102	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	33.44
103	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	33.34
104	IraqIRQWestern Asia	32.91
105	MexicoMEXCentral America	32.74
106	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	32.14
107	BelizeBLZCentral America	31.97
108	BrazilBRASouth America	31.04
109	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	30.36
110	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	29.82
111	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	29.17
112	UruguayURYSouth America	28.94
113	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	28.79
114	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	28.42
115	Costa RicaCRICentral America	27.66
116	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	27.60
117	PolandPOLEastern Europe	27.43
118	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	27.35
119	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	26.34
120	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	25.44
121	ItalyITASouthern Europe	24.97
122	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	24.55
123	ChileCHLSouth America	24.05
124	ArgentinaARGSouth America	24.04
125	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	22.74
126	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	22.37
127	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	22.21
128	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	21.59
129	UkraineUKREastern Europe	20.81
130	SurinameSURSouth America	20.78
131	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	20.50
132	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	19.78
133	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	19.44
134	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	19.28
135	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	19.08
136	French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	18.78
137	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	17.50
138	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	17.41
139	SpainESPSouthern Europe	16.90
140	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	16.77
141	GuamGUMMicronesia	16.31
142	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	16.17
143	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	16.15
144	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	16.11
145	CanadaCANNorthern America	15.91
146	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	15.88
147	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	15.52
148	JordanJORWestern Asia	15.49
149	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	15.25
150	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	15.02
151	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	14.88
152	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	14.80
153	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	14.76
154	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	14.75
155	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	14.73
156	BahamasBHSCaribbean	14.33
157	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	13.75
158	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	13.60
159	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	13.50
160	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	13.46
161	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	12.62
162	JapanJPNEastern Asia	12.45
163	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	12.34
164	IsraelISRWestern Asia	12.16
165	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	12.13
166	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	11.98
167	CubaCUBCaribbean	11.66
168	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	11.53
169	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	11.49
170	FranceFRAWestern Europe	11.00
171	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	10.12
172	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	9.66
173	BelarusBLREastern Europe	9.49
174	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	8.71
175	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	8.56
176	Channel IslandsCHINorthern Europe	8.54
177	MacauMACEastern Asia	7.94
178	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	7.63
179	United StatesUSANorthern America	7.54
180	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	7.03
181	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	6.97
182	OmanOMNWestern Asia	5.20
183	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	4.89
184	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	4.87
185	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	3.73
186	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	1.54
187	QatarQATWestern Asia	1.34

02In 2009

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Chad91.62
2Afghanistan91.34
3Sierra Leone90.88
4Ethiopia89.83
5Nigeria89.79

Lowest

187Qatar1.34
186Kuwait1.54
185Bahrain3.73
184United Arab Emirates4.87
183Saudi Arabia4.89

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 36.15. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032008 → 2009

Since 2008

What changed between 2008 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
187values changed, of 187 in both
72 · 115rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Panama30.64 → 36.50+5.85
Paraguay48.07 → 50.71+2.63
Jamaica38.66 → 41.20+2.54
Honduras44.95 → 47.07+2.12
Luxembourg6.50 → 8.56+2.06

Fell most

Bolivia71.41 → 68.77−2.64
Palestine35.44 → 33.50−1.93
Albania60.17 → 58.29−1.88
Serbia35.79 → 34.12−1.67
Sri Lanka47.35 → 45.77−1.58

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 2009.
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) (2009). Self-Employment Rate, 2009 [data set], describing 2009. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/self-employment/2009

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