Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total was 0.1% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.1%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
98th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2004
All-time low
0.1%
in 2007
Years of data
16
2001–2016

Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Bulgaria, 2001–2016

00.050.10.152001200820162001: 0.089 % of total employed population in working age2002: 0.127 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.122 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.13 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.121 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.115 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.053 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.077 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.082 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.078 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.064 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.062 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.061 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.057 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.057 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.057 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2016, self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Bulgaria stood at 0.1%.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 50.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Bulgaria peaked at 0.1% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2007.

Bulgaria ranks 98th of 107 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Bulgaria, 2001 to 2016.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
2001 0.1%
2002 0.1% +42.1%
2003 0.1% -3.9%
2004 0.1% +6.4%
2005 0.1% -7.0%
2006 0.1% -4.9%
2007 0.1% -53.6%
2008 0.1% +44.5%
2009 0.1% +7.2%
2010 0.1% -5.7%
2011 0.1% -17.8%
2012 0.1% -2.9%
2013 0.1% -1.8%
2014 0.1% -7.0%
2015 0.1% +0.9%
2016 0.1% +0.1%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 95 Hungary 0.1% compare
  2. 96 Norway 0.1% compare
  3. 97 Sweden 0.1% compare
  4. 99 Ukraine 0.1% compare
  5. 100 United States of America 0.1% compare
  6. 101 Estonia 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Bulgaria?
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Bulgaria was 0.1% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2004.
What is the lowest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2007.
How does Bulgaria rank for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total?
Bulgaria ranks 98th out of 107 countries with data for 2016.
Is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 50.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bulgaria 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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