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

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

Latest (2021)
0.4%
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
9th
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2020
All-time low
0.3%
in 2009
Years of data
22
1997–2021

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

00.10.20.30.41997200920211997: 0.363 % of urban employed population in working age1999: 0.394 % of urban employed population in working age2000: 0.407 % of urban employed population in working age2001: 0.345 % of urban employed population in working age2002: 0.376 % of urban employed population in working age2003: 0.352 % of urban employed population in working age2005: 0.345 % of urban employed population in working age2006: 0.323 % of urban employed population in working age2007: 0.313 % of urban employed population in working age2008: 0.32 % of urban employed population in working age2009: 0.306 % of urban employed population in working age2011: 0.32 % of urban employed population in working age2012: 0.335 % of urban employed population in working age2013: 0.333 % of urban employed population in working age2014: 0.34 % of urban employed population in working age2015: 0.38 % of urban employed population in working age2016: 0.354 % of urban employed population in working age2017: 0.386 % of urban employed population in working age2018: 0.411 % of urban employed population in working age2019: 0.387 % of urban employed population in working age2020: 0.42 % of urban employed population in working age2021: 0.414 % of urban employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2021, self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban in Bolivia, Plurinational State of stood at 0.4%.

That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 29.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 0.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2009.

That places Bolivia, Plurinational State of 9th out of 94 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.

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

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

Annual values for Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 1997 to 2021.
Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
1997 0.4%
1999 0.4% +8.7%
2000 0.4% +3.4%
2001 0.3% -15.2%
2002 0.4% +8.9%
2003 0.4% -6.5%
2005 0.3% -1.9%
2006 0.3% -6.4%
2007 0.3% -3.0%
2008 0.3% +2.3%
2009 0.3% -4.4%
2011 0.3% +4.6%
2012 0.3% +4.5%
2013 0.3% -0.5%
2014 0.3% +2.0%
2015 0.4% +11.6%
2016 0.4% -6.6%
2017 0.4% +9.0%
2018 0.4% +6.4%
2019 0.4% -6.0%
2020 0.4% +8.8%
2021 0.4% -1.5%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Bolivia, Plurinational State of

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  3. 8 Colombia 0.4% compare
  4. 10 Ethiopia 0.4% compare
  5. 11 Malawi 0.4% compare
  6. 12 Ecuador 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban 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, urban recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2020.
What is the lowest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban 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, urban?
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 9th out of 94 countries with data for 2021.
Is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bolivia, Plurinational State of data come from?
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Indicator
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age)
Unit
% of urban employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,312 data points, 1970–2021
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