Non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Ecuador

Ecuador: Non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total was 0.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.3%
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
11th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2020
All-time low
0.2%
in 1994
Years of data
23
1994–2021

Non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Ecuador, 1994–2021

00.10.20.31994200720211994: 0.174 % of total employed population in working age1998: 0.188 % of total employed population in working age1999: 0.179 % of total employed population in working age2000: 0.219 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.208 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.197 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.195 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.19 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.204 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.2 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.203 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.208 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.234 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.225 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.219 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.222 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.216 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.236 % of total employed population in working age2017: 0.236 % of total employed population in working age2018: 0.24 % of total employed population in working age2019: 0.246 % of total employed population in working age2020: 0.254 % of total employed population in working age2021: 0.251 % of total employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total employed population in working age.

Analysis

In 2021, non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Ecuador stood at 0.3%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Ecuador peaked at 0.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1994.

Ecuador ranks 11th of 107 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Ecuador, 1994 to 2021.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1994 0.2%
1998 0.2% +8.0%
1999 0.2% -4.5%
2000 0.2% +22.3%
2003 0.2% -5.1%
2004 0.2% -5.4%
2005 0.2% -0.7%
2006 0.2% -2.9%
2007 0.2% +7.2%
2008 0.2% -2.0%
2009 0.2% +1.7%
2010 0.2% +2.4%
2011 0.2% +12.8%
2012 0.2% -4.2%
2013 0.2% -2.6%
2014 0.2% +1.4%
2015 0.2% -2.5%
2016 0.2% +9.1%
2017 0.2% +0.0%
2018 0.2% +1.5%
2019 0.2% +2.4%
2020 0.3% +3.4%
2021 0.3% -1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 3
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 8
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 10
2020s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 2

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 8 Ghana 0.3% compare
  2. 9 Bangladesh 0.3% compare
  3. 10 Panama 0.3% compare
  4. 12 Peru 0.2% compare
  5. 13 Brazil 0.2% compare
  6. 14 Indonesia 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Ecuador?
Non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Ecuador was 0.3% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2020.
What is the lowest non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1994.
How does Ecuador rank for non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total?
Ecuador ranks 11th out of 107 countries with data for 2021.
Is non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ecuador data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,597 data points, 1970–2021
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