Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban in Ecuador

Ecuador: Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban was 0.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.4%
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
12th
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2020
All-time low
0.2%
in 1998
Years of data
23
1994–2021

Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban in Ecuador, 1994–2021

00.10.20.30.41994200720211994: 0.245 % of urban employed population in working age1998: 0.238 % of urban employed population in working age1999: 0.242 % of urban employed population in working age2000: 0.288 % of urban employed population in working age2003: 0.281 % of urban employed population in working age2004: 0.271 % of urban employed population in working age2005: 0.269 % of urban employed population in working age2006: 0.257 % of urban employed population in working age2007: 0.27 % of urban employed population in working age2008: 0.264 % of urban employed population in working age2009: 0.273 % of urban employed population in working age2010: 0.278 % of urban employed population in working age2011: 0.307 % of urban employed population in working age2012: 0.293 % of urban employed population in working age2013: 0.278 % of urban employed population in working age2014: 0.289 % of urban employed population in working age2015: 0.286 % of urban employed population in working age2016: 0.31 % of urban employed population in working age2017: 0.309 % of urban employed population in working age2018: 0.324 % of urban employed population in working age2019: 0.337 % of urban employed population in working age2020: 0.363 % of urban employed population in working age2021: 0.351 % of urban employed population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban in Ecuador is 0.4%, measured in 2021.

The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban in Ecuador peaked at 0.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1998.

Ecuador ranks 12th of 94 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) in Ecuador, 1994 to 2021.
Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
1994 0.2%
1998 0.2% -3.0%
1999 0.2% +1.6%
2000 0.3% +19.1%
2003 0.3% -2.4%
2004 0.3% -3.6%
2005 0.3% -0.8%
2006 0.3% -4.1%
2007 0.3% +4.9%
2008 0.3% -2.3%
2009 0.3% +3.3%
2010 0.3% +2.2%
2011 0.3% +10.3%
2012 0.3% -4.6%
2013 0.3% -5.1%
2014 0.3% +3.9%
2015 0.3% -0.8%
2016 0.3% +8.1%
2017 0.3% -0.3%
2018 0.3% +4.9%
2019 0.3% +4.2%
2020 0.4% +7.8%
2021 0.4% -3.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 3
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 8
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 10
2020s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 2

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 9 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.4% compare
  2. 10 Ethiopia 0.4% compare
  3. 11 Malawi 0.4% compare
  4. 13 Bangladesh 0.3% compare
  5. 14 Uganda 0.3% compare
  6. 15 Dominican Republic 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban in Ecuador?
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban in Ecuador was 0.4% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2020.
What is the lowest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1998.
How does Ecuador rank for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban?
Ecuador ranks 12th out of 94 countries with data for 2021.
Is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ecuador data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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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