Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) fell 3.46% to 53.1% in Yemen in 2020, according to World Bank.
Historically, Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) in Yemen reached an all time high of 55.0% in 2019 and an all time low of 48.3% in 2010. When compared to Yemen's main peers, Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) in Djibouti amounted to 46.8%, 86.8% in Eritrea, 3.87% in Oman and 4.89% in Saudi Arabia in 2020.
Yemen has been ranked 55th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce), 12 places above 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 |
Djibouti | % | 38.0% | 37.3% | 36.6% | 36.0% | 35.2% | ||||||||||||||||
Eritrea | % | 86.4% | 87.0% | 86.6% | 86.9% | 86.3% | ||||||||||||||||
Ethiopia | % | 87.5% | 86.8% | 86.0% | 85.3% | 84.7% | ||||||||||||||||
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% | ||||||||||||||||
Oman | % | 3.65% | 3.66% | 3.66% | 3.66% | 3.65% | ||||||||||||||||
Saudi Arabia | % | 5.02% | 4.81% | 4.72% | 4.68% | 4.63% | ||||||||||||||||
Somalia | % | 91.9% | 91.8% | 91.8% | 91.8% | 91.7% | ||||||||||||||||
Sudan | % | 55.9% | 55.4% | 54.8% | 54.3% | 54.3% | ||||||||||||||||
United Arab Emirates | % | 3.16% | 3.05% | 2.94% | 3.47% | 3.97% | ||||||||||||||||
Yemen | % | 49.4% | 51.0% | 52.6% | 54.0% | 54.7% |