Self-employed workers, aged 25-64 in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Self-employed workers, aged 25-64 was 0.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.3%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
35th
of 105 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2012
All-time low
0.3%
in 2006
Years of data
23
1992–2019

Self-employed workers, aged 25-64 in Sri Lanka, 1992–2019

00.10.20.31992200520191992: 0.292 % of employed population aged 25-641993: 0.291 % of employed population aged 25-641994: 0.291 % of employed population aged 25-641995: 0.301 % of employed population aged 25-641996: 0.287 % of employed population aged 25-641998: 0.316 % of employed population aged 25-641999: 0.304 % of employed population aged 25-642000: 0.307 % of employed population aged 25-642001: 0.308 % of employed population aged 25-642002: 0.308 % of employed population aged 25-642003: 0.314 % of employed population aged 25-642004: 0.303 % of employed population aged 25-642006: 0.286 % of employed population aged 25-642007: 0.319 % of employed population aged 25-642008: 0.317 % of employed population aged 25-642009: 0.297 % of employed population aged 25-642011: 0.328 % of employed population aged 25-642012: 0.331 % of employed population aged 25-642013: 0.328 % of employed population aged 25-642014: 0.326 % of employed population aged 25-642015: 0.328 % of employed population aged 25-642016: 0.305 % of employed population aged 25-642019: 0.306 % of employed population aged 25-64

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for self-employed workers, aged 25-64 in Sri Lanka is 0.3%, measured in 2019.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, self-employed workers, aged 25-64 in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2006.

That places Sri Lanka 35th out of 105 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 25-64 in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Self-employed workers, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64) in Sri Lanka, 1992 to 2019.
Year % of employed population aged 25-64 Change
1992 0.3%
1993 0.3% -0.6%
1994 0.3% +0.0%
1995 0.3% +3.4%
1996 0.3% -4.4%
1998 0.3% +10.0%
1999 0.3% -3.7%
2000 0.3% +0.9%
2001 0.3% +0.2%
2002 0.3% +0.1%
2003 0.3% +2.1%
2004 0.3% -3.5%
2006 0.3% -5.7%
2007 0.3% +11.5%
2008 0.3% -0.8%
2009 0.3% -6.2%
2011 0.3% +10.3%
2012 0.3% +1.0%
2013 0.3% -0.9%
2014 0.3% -0.5%
2015 0.3% +0.5%
2016 0.3% -7.0%
2019 0.3% +0.4%

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 25-64 in Sri Lanka?
Self-employed workers, aged 25-64 in Sri Lanka was 0.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest self-employed workers, aged 25-64 recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2012.
What is the lowest self-employed workers, aged 25-64 recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2006.
How does Sri Lanka rank for self-employed workers, aged 25-64?
Sri Lanka ranks 35th out of 105 countries with data for 2019.
Is self-employed workers, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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 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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