Data for 2011

Self-Employment Rate, 2011

2011, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Self-Employment Rate, 2011 covers 187 countries. Chad is highest, at 91.23; Qatar is lowest, at 0.79. The middle country reads 36.51. Against 2010, 187 values changed (49 up, 138 down), the same countries are covered.

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Self-Employment Rate · Data for 2011

HighestChad

91.23

LowestQatar

0.79

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
2011the 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, 2011, 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, 2011: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
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1	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	91.23
2	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	90.45
3	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	89.11
4	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	89.06
5	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	88.99
6	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	88.84
7	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	88.36
8	GuineaGINWestern Africa	88.06
9	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	87.90
10	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	87.66
11	NigerNERWestern Africa	86.82
12	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	84.60
13	BeninBENWestern Africa	84.56
14	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	83.26
15	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	83.04
16	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	82.83
17	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	82.76
18	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	82.59
19	TogoTGOWestern Africa	82.56
20	MaliMLIWestern Africa	82.49
21	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	82.26
22	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	82.23
23	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	81.65
24	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	80.87
25	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	79.82
26	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	79.43
27	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	79.32
28	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	78.99
29	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	78.33
30	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	77.15
31	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	76.94
32	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	76.63
33	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	75.99
34	HaitiHTICaribbean	75.01
35	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	71.38
36	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	71.12
37	BoliviaBOLSouth America	70.94
38	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	70.78
39	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	69.17
40	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	68.29
41	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	67.70
42	SenegalSENWestern Africa	67.23
43	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	65.33
44	KenyaKENEastern Africa	64.33
45	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	62.67
46	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	62.26
47	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	62.10
48	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	61.57
49	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	61.08
50	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	60.52
51	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	59.51
52	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	58.61
53	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	57.67
54	PeruPERSouth America	57.56
55	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	57.25
56	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	57.22
57	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	55.54
58	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	54.35
59	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	54.03
60	TongaTONPolynesia	53.71
61	EritreaERIEastern Africa	53.64
62	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	53.15
63	ColombiaCOLSouth America	50.11
64	EcuadorECUSouth America	49.56
65	YemenYEMWestern Asia	48.91
66	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	48.18
67	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	48.11
68	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	47.35
69	HondurasHNDCentral America	47.34
70	FijiFJIMelanesia	47.09
71	NicaraguaNICCentral America	46.79
72	ParaguayPRYSouth America	46.61
73	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	46.47
74	SamoaWSMPolynesia	45.61
75	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	45.56
76	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	44.91
77	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	44.82
78	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	44.66
79	IranIRNSouthern Asia	43.91
80	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	43.83
81	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	42.55
82	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	41.67
83	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	40.93
84	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	40.09
85	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	40.01
86	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	37.40
87	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	37.20
88	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	36.93
89	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	36.89
90	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	36.85
91	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	36.83
92	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	36.79
93	GuyanaGUYSouth America	36.58
94	VenezuelaVENSouth America	36.51
95	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	36.35
96	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	34.59
97	PanamaPANCentral America	34.12
98	GabonGABMiddle Africa	34.01
99	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	33.46
100	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	32.97
101	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	32.45
102	BelizeBLZCentral America	32.11
103	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	32.10
104	MexicoMEXCentral America	32.03
105	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	31.55
106	IraqIRQWestern Asia	30.96
107	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	30.63
108	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	30.49
109	BrazilBRASouth America	29.46
110	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	29.30
111	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	28.81
112	UruguayURYSouth America	27.78
113	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	27.60
114	PolandPOLEastern Europe	27.33
115	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	27.14
116	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	27.12
117	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	26.97
118	Costa RicaCRICentral America	26.82
119	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	25.85
120	ItalyITASouthern Europe	25.04
121	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	24.97
122	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	24.38
123	ChileCHLSouth America	23.87
124	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	23.30
125	ArgentinaARGSouth America	23.10
126	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	22.97
127	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	21.84
128	SurinameSURSouth America	21.22
129	UkraineUKREastern Europe	20.63
130	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	20.49
131	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	20.31
132	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	19.73
133	French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	18.93
134	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	18.86
135	CubaCUBCaribbean	18.53
136	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	18.15
137	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	18.05
138	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	17.95
139	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	17.58
140	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	16.81
141	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	16.75
142	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	16.48
143	SpainESPSouthern Europe	16.46
144	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	16.42
145	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	16.28
146	GuamGUMMicronesia	16.20
147	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	15.69
148	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	15.49
149	CanadaCANNorthern America	15.34
150	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	15.27
151	BahamasBHSCaribbean	15.11
152	JordanJORWestern Asia	15.09
153	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	15.00
154	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	14.80
155	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	14.47
156	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	14.46
157	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	14.30
158	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	14.19
159	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	13.59
160	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	13.58
161	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	13.09
162	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	12.41
163	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	12.14
164	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	12.04
165	IsraelISRWestern Asia	12.00
166	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	11.72
167	JapanJPNEastern Asia	11.69
168	FranceFRAWestern Europe	11.66
169	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	11.22
170	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	10.59
171	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	10.12
172	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	9.10
173	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	8.75
174	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	8.71
175	Channel IslandsCHINorthern Europe	8.69
176	BelarusBLREastern Europe	8.59
177	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	7.69
178	MacauMACEastern Asia	7.48
179	United StatesUSANorthern America	7.27
180	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	7.10
181	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	6.42
182	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	4.66
183	OmanOMNWestern Asia	4.25
184	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	4.10
185	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	2.60
186	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	1.27
187	QatarQATWestern Asia	0.79

02In 2011

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Chad91.23
2Sierra Leone90.45
3Afghanistan89.11
4Madagascar89.06
5Ethiopia88.99

Lowest

187Qatar0.79
186Kuwait1.27
185Bahrain2.60
184Saudi Arabia4.10
183Oman4.25

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 36.51. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032010 → 2011

Since 2010

What changed between 2010 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
187values changed, of 187 in both
49 · 138rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Cuba11.82 → 18.53+6.71
Albania56.70 → 61.08+4.38
Thailand55.45 → 57.67+2.22
Bhutan69.22 → 71.12+1.89
Ecuador47.92 → 49.56+1.65

Fell most

Guatemala40.81 → 36.85−3.96
Tunisia29.71 → 26.97−2.74
Indonesia59.95 → 57.22−2.73
Honduras49.83 → 47.34−2.50
Serbia34.43 → 32.10−2.33

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 2011.
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) (2011). Self-Employment Rate, 2011 [data set], describing 2011. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/self-employment/2011

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