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

Sri Lanka: Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male was 0.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.3%
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
34th
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2011
All-time low
0.3%
in 2006
Years of data
23
1992–2019

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

00.10.20.31992200520191992: 0.306 % of male employed population in working age1993: 0.313 % of male employed population in working age1994: 0.306 % of male employed population in working age1995: 0.32 % of male employed population in working age1996: 0.298 % of male employed population in working age1998: 0.335 % of male employed population in working age1999: 0.321 % of male employed population in working age2000: 0.325 % of male employed population in working age2001: 0.321 % of male employed population in working age2002: 0.328 % of male employed population in working age2003: 0.333 % of male employed population in working age2004: 0.317 % of male employed population in working age2006: 0.294 % of male employed population in working age2007: 0.329 % of male employed population in working age2008: 0.327 % of male employed population in working age2009: 0.307 % of male employed population in working age2011: 0.345 % of male employed population in working age2012: 0.344 % of male employed population in working age2013: 0.343 % of male employed population in working age2014: 0.343 % of male employed population in working age2015: 0.342 % of male employed population in working age2016: 0.312 % of male employed population in working age2019: 0.306 % of male employed population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male in Sri Lanka is 0.3%, measured in 2019.

The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2006.

Sri Lanka ranks 34th of 106 countries on this measure, 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, male in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age) in Sri Lanka, 1992 to 2019.
Year % of male employed population in working age Change
1992 0.3%
1993 0.3% +2.1%
1994 0.3% -2.2%
1995 0.3% +4.6%
1996 0.3% -6.9%
1998 0.3% +12.4%
1999 0.3% -4.0%
2000 0.3% +1.0%
2001 0.3% -1.2%
2002 0.3% +2.3%
2003 0.3% +1.4%
2004 0.3% -4.8%
2006 0.3% -7.0%
2007 0.3% +11.9%
2008 0.3% -0.8%
2009 0.3% -5.9%
2011 0.3% +12.3%
2012 0.3% -0.4%
2013 0.3% -0.4%
2014 0.3% +0.2%
2015 0.3% -0.3%
2016 0.3% -8.9%
2019 0.3% -1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 7
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 9
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 7

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 31 Nepal 0.3% compare
  2. 32 Mongolia 0.3% compare
  3. 33 Ecuador 0.3% compare
  4. 35 Brazil 0.3% compare
  5. 36 Paraguay 0.3% compare
  6. 37 Kosovo 0.3% compare
  7. 37 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male in Sri Lanka?
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male in Sri Lanka was 0.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2011.
What is the lowest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2006.
How does Sri Lanka rank for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male?
Sri Lanka ranks 34th out of 106 countries with data for 2019.
Is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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, male (% of male employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age)
Unit
% of male 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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