Self-employed workers, aged 25-64 in Palestine, State of

Palestine, State of: Self-employed workers, aged 25-64 was 0.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.2%
Change on year
down 24.7%
World rank
62nd
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2003
All-time low
0.2%
in 2017
Years of data
16
1998–2017

Self-employed workers, aged 25-64 in Palestine, State of, 1998–2017

00.10.20.31998200720171998: 0.237 % of employed population aged 25-641999: 0.209 % of employed population aged 25-642000: 0.223 % of employed population aged 25-642001: 0.274 % of employed population aged 25-642002: 0.294 % of employed population aged 25-642003: 0.312 % of employed population aged 25-642004: 0.294 % of employed population aged 25-642005: 0.293 % of employed population aged 25-642006: 0.29 % of employed population aged 25-642007: 0.272 % of employed population aged 25-642008: 0.165 % of employed population aged 25-642009: 0.223 % of employed population aged 25-642010: 0.233 % of employed population aged 25-642011: 0.229 % of employed population aged 25-642016: 0.211 % of employed population aged 25-642017: 0.159 % 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 Palestine, State of is 0.2%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of down 24.7% on the previous year and down 41.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, self-employed workers, aged 25-64 in Palestine, State of peaked at 0.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2017.

That places Palestine, State of 62nd out of 106 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Self-employed workers, aged 25-64 in Palestine, State of, year by year

Annual values for Self-employed workers, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64) in Palestine, State of, 1998 to 2017.
Year % of employed population aged 25-64 Change
1998 0.2%
1999 0.2% -11.8%
2000 0.2% +6.9%
2001 0.3% +22.9%
2002 0.3% +7.1%
2003 0.3% +6.3%
2004 0.3% -5.7%
2005 0.3% -0.5%
2006 0.3% -1.1%
2007 0.3% -6.0%
2008 0.2% -39.2%
2009 0.2% +35.0%
2010 0.2% +4.5%
2011 0.2% -1.8%
2016 0.2% -7.9%
2017 0.2% -24.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 2
2000s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 10
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 4

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  4. 63 Italy 0.2% compare
  5. 64 Republic of Korea 0.1% compare
  6. 65 Belgium 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is self-employed workers, aged 25-64 in Palestine, State of?
Self-employed workers, aged 25-64 in Palestine, State of was 0.2% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest self-employed workers, aged 25-64 recorded in Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2003.
What is the lowest self-employed workers, aged 25-64 recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2017.
How does Palestine, State of rank for self-employed workers, aged 25-64?
Palestine, State of ranks 62nd out of 106 countries with data for 2017.
Is self-employed workers, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is down 41.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Palestine, State of 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
106 places, 1,503 data points, 1970–2021
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