Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) fell 0.511% to 22.4% in Iraq in 2020, according to World Bank.
Historically, Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) in Iraq reached an all time high of 34.5% in 2003 and an all time low of 22.4% in 2017. When compared to Iraq's main peers, Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) in Iran amounted to 45.1%, 1.77% in Kuwait, 4.89% in Saudi Arabia and 37.0% in Syria in 2020.
Iraq has been ranked 116th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce), 11 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Bahrain | % | 2.71% | 2.69% | 2.67% | 2.67% | 2.68% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | % | 44.0% | 44.1% | 45.1% | 45.3% | 46.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | % | 26.0% | 25.1% | 23.4% | 22.4% | 22.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Jordan | % | 13.7% | 13.8% | 13.8% | 13.8% | 13.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kuwait | % | 1.33% | 1.06% | 1.73% | 1.70% | 1.75% | ||||||||||||||||
| Lebanon | % | 35.5% | 36.0% | 36.2% | 36.4% | 36.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | % | 60.2% | 60.6% | 61.3% | 59.2% | 57.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | % | 5.02% | 4.81% | 4.72% | 4.68% | 4.63% | ||||||||||||||||
| Syria | % | 40.9% | 41.1% | 41.0% | 40.9% | 40.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | % | 33.9% | 32.9% | 32.5% | 32.7% | 32.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | % | 37.1% | 35.9% | 34.9% | 33.9% | 32.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | % | 3.16% | 3.05% | 2.94% | 3.47% | 3.97% | ||||||||||||||||
| Yemen | % | 49.4% | 51.0% | 52.6% | 54.0% | 54.7% |
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