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

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

Latest (2019)
0.3%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
34th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2012
All-time low
0.3%
in 1996
Years of data
23
1992–2019

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

00.10.20.31992200520191992: 0.26 % of total employed population in working age1993: 0.26 % of total employed population in working age1994: 0.26 % of total employed population in working age1995: 0.27 % of total employed population in working age1996: 0.256 % of total employed population in working age1998: 0.277 % of total employed population in working age1999: 0.271 % of total employed population in working age2000: 0.273 % of total employed population in working age2001: 0.274 % of total employed population in working age2002: 0.275 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.285 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.274 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.262 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.291 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.29 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.276 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.302 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.306 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.305 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.304 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.306 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.286 % of total employed population in working age2019: 0.286 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 0.3% for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in 2019.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1996.

Sri Lanka ranks 34th of 107 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, total in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Sri Lanka, 1992 to 2019.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1992 0.3%
1993 0.3% +0.2%
1994 0.3% -0.1%
1995 0.3% +3.7%
1996 0.3% -4.9%
1998 0.3% +7.9%
1999 0.3% -2.0%
2000 0.3% +0.6%
2001 0.3% +0.4%
2002 0.3% +0.6%
2003 0.3% +3.5%
2004 0.3% -4.0%
2006 0.3% -4.3%
2007 0.3% +11.3%
2008 0.3% -0.4%
2009 0.3% -4.9%
2011 0.3% +9.6%
2012 0.3% +1.2%
2013 0.3% -0.4%
2014 0.3% -0.4%
2015 0.3% +0.7%
2016 0.3% -6.6%
2019 0.3% +0.2%

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Sri Lanka?
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Sri Lanka was 0.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2012.
What is the lowest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1996.
How does Sri Lanka rank for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total?
Sri Lanka ranks 34th out of 107 countries with data for 2019.
Is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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, 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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