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

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

Latest (2019)
0.3%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
36th
of 91 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2012
All-time low
0.2%
in 1993
Years of data
23
1992–2019

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

00.10.20.31992200520191992: 0.25 % of rural employed population in working age1993: 0.249 % of rural employed population in working age1994: 0.26 % of rural employed population in working age1995: 0.272 % of rural employed population in working age1996: 0.267 % of rural employed population in working age1998: 0.286 % of rural employed population in working age1999: 0.281 % of rural employed population in working age2000: 0.282 % of rural employed population in working age2001: 0.285 % of rural employed population in working age2002: 0.286 % of rural employed population in working age2003: 0.292 % of rural employed population in working age2004: 0.278 % of rural employed population in working age2006: 0.269 % of rural employed population in working age2007: 0.298 % of rural employed population in working age2008: 0.298 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.285 % of rural employed population in working age2011: 0.312 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.32 % of rural employed population in working age2013: 0.314 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.317 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.315 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.295 % of rural employed population in working age2019: 0.297 % of rural employed population in working age

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

Analysis

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

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1993.

Sri Lanka ranks 36th of 91 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, rural in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) in Sri Lanka, 1992 to 2019.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
1992 0.3%
1993 0.2% -0.3%
1994 0.3% +4.3%
1995 0.3% +4.6%
1996 0.3% -2.0%
1998 0.3% +7.1%
1999 0.3% -1.7%
2000 0.3% +0.3%
2001 0.3% +1.3%
2002 0.3% +0.2%
2003 0.3% +2.1%
2004 0.3% -4.7%
2006 0.3% -3.4%
2007 0.3% +10.9%
2008 0.3% -0.2%
2009 0.3% -4.2%
2011 0.3% +9.5%
2012 0.3% +2.3%
2013 0.3% -1.9%
2014 0.3% +1.0%
2015 0.3% -0.5%
2016 0.3% -6.4%
2019 0.3% +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 7
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 9
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Sri Lanka?
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Sri Lanka was 0.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2012.
What is the lowest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1993.
How does Sri Lanka rank for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural?
Sri Lanka ranks 36th out of 91 countries with data for 2019.
Is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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, rural (% of rural employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age)
Unit
% of rural employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
91 places, 1,284 data points, 1970–2021
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