Self-employed workers, aged 25-64 in Philippines

Philippines: Self-employed workers, aged 25-64 was 0.3% in 2019. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2019)
0.3%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
37th
of 105 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 1998
All-time low
0.3%
in 2019
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Self-employed workers, aged 25-64 in Philippines, 1997–2019

00.10.20.30.41997200820191997: 0.379 % of employed population aged 25-641998: 0.388 % of employed population aged 25-641999: 0.363 % of employed population aged 25-642000: 0.367 % of employed population aged 25-642001: 0.36 % of employed population aged 25-642002: 0.365 % of employed population aged 25-642003: 0.363 % of employed population aged 25-642004: 0.355 % of employed population aged 25-642005: 0.366 % of employed population aged 25-642006: 0.361 % of employed population aged 25-642007: 0.354 % of employed population aged 25-642008: 0.35 % of employed population aged 25-642009: 0.342 % of employed population aged 25-642010: 0.336 % of employed population aged 25-642011: 0.332 % of employed population aged 25-642012: 0.317 % of employed population aged 25-642013: 0.312 % of employed population aged 25-642014: 0.315 % of employed population aged 25-642015: 0.308 % of employed population aged 25-642016: 0.294 % of employed population aged 25-642017: 0.298 % of employed population aged 25-642018: 0.29 % of employed population aged 25-642019: 0.288 % of employed population aged 25-64

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 25-64.

Analysis

Philippines recorded 0.3% for self-employed workers, aged 25-64 in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, self-employed workers, aged 25-64 in Philippines peaked at 0.4% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2019.

Philippines ranks 37th of 105 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 3
2000s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 10
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 10

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 34 Panama 0.3% compare
  2. 35 Sri Lanka 0.3% compare
  3. 36 El Salvador 0.3% compare
  4. 38 Djibouti 0.3% compare
  5. 39 Brazil 0.3% compare
  6. 40 Guatemala 0.3% compare

See the full ranking of 105 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is self-employed workers, aged 25-64 in Philippines?
Self-employed workers, aged 25-64 in Philippines was 0.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest self-employed workers, aged 25-64 recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1998.
What is the lowest self-employed workers, aged 25-64 recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2019.
How does Philippines rank for self-employed workers, aged 25-64?
Philippines ranks 37th out of 105 countries with data for 2019.
Is self-employed workers, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Philippines data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Self-employed workers, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Self-employed workers, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64)
Unit
% of employed population aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
105 places, 1,488 data points, 1970–2021
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