Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Bolivia, Plurinational State of

Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total was 0.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.4%
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
14th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2020
All-time low
0.3%
in 2009
Years of data
22
1997–2021

Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 1997–2021

00.10.20.30.40.51997200920211997: 0.378 % of total employed population in working age1999: 0.42 % of total employed population in working age2000: 0.43 % of total employed population in working age2001: 0.377 % of total employed population in working age2002: 0.379 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.374 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.36 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.354 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.336 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.336 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.335 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.347 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.365 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.372 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.356 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.406 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.386 % of total employed population in working age2017: 0.416 % of total employed population in working age2018: 0.44 % of total employed population in working age2019: 0.423 % of total employed population in working age2020: 0.45 % of total employed population in working age2021: 0.445 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Bolivia, Plurinational State of recorded 0.4% for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 28.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 0.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2009.

Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 14th of 107 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year

Annual values for Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 1997 to 2021.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1997 0.4%
1999 0.4% +11.0%
2000 0.4% +2.3%
2001 0.4% -12.1%
2002 0.4% +0.5%
2003 0.4% -1.5%
2005 0.4% -3.6%
2006 0.4% -1.7%
2007 0.3% -5.0%
2008 0.3% -0.1%
2009 0.3% -0.3%
2011 0.3% +3.6%
2012 0.4% +5.1%
2013 0.4% +1.9%
2014 0.4% -4.2%
2015 0.4% +14.1%
2016 0.4% -4.9%
2017 0.4% +7.7%
2018 0.4% +5.8%
2019 0.4% -4.0%
2020 0.5% +6.4%
2021 0.4% -1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 2
2000s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 9
2010s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 9
2020s 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 0.4% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2020.
What is the lowest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2009.
How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total?
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 14th out of 107 countries with data for 2021.
Is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bolivia, Plurinational State of data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of 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
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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