Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female was 0.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.2%
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
37th
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2019
All-time low
0.1%
in 1993
Years of data
23
1992–2019

Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female in Sri Lanka, 1992–2019

00.050.10.150.20.251992200520191992: 0.152 % of female employed population in working age1993: 0.146 % of female employed population in working age1994: 0.157 % of female employed population in working age1995: 0.16 % of female employed population in working age1996: 0.164 % of female employed population in working age1998: 0.165 % of female employed population in working age1999: 0.169 % of female employed population in working age2000: 0.168 % of female employed population in working age2001: 0.175 % of female employed population in working age2002: 0.168 % of female employed population in working age2003: 0.181 % of female employed population in working age2004: 0.182 % of female employed population in working age2006: 0.19 % of female employed population in working age2007: 0.218 % of female employed population in working age2008: 0.221 % of female employed population in working age2009: 0.206 % of female employed population in working age2011: 0.218 % of female employed population in working age2012: 0.23 % of female employed population in working age2013: 0.235 % of female employed population in working age2014: 0.228 % of female employed population in working age2015: 0.24 % of female employed population in working age2016: 0.237 % of female employed population in working age2019: 0.243 % of female employed population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female in Sri Lanka is 0.2%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1993.

That places Sri Lanka 37th out of 106 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age) in Sri Lanka, 1992 to 2019.
Year % of female employed population in working age Change
1992 0.2%
1993 0.1% -3.7%
1994 0.2% +7.8%
1995 0.2% +1.6%
1996 0.2% +2.6%
1998 0.2% +0.8%
1999 0.2% +2.2%
2000 0.2% -0.8%
2001 0.2% +4.5%
2002 0.2% -3.8%
2003 0.2% +7.3%
2004 0.2% +0.6%
2006 0.2% +4.4%
2007 0.2% +14.8%
2008 0.2% +1.2%
2009 0.2% -6.9%
2011 0.2% +6.3%
2012 0.2% +5.2%
2013 0.2% +2.4%
2014 0.2% -2.9%
2015 0.2% +5.0%
2016 0.2% -1.2%
2019 0.2% +2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 7
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 9
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female in Sri Lanka?
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female in Sri Lanka was 0.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2019.
What is the lowest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1993.
How does Sri Lanka rank for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female?
Sri Lanka ranks 37th out of 106 countries with data for 2019.
Is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age)
Unit
% of female employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,503 data points, 1970–2021
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