Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) fell 4.01% to 16.6% in Puerto Rico in 2020, according to World Bank.
Historically, Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) in Puerto Rico reached an all time high of 17.3% in 2019 and an all time low of 13.9% in 2001. When compared to Puerto Rico's main peers, Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) in Dominican Republic amounted to 43.8%, 72.7% in Haiti, 39.3% in Jamaica and 6.16% in USA in 2020.
Puerto Rico has been ranked 125th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce), 13 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 |
| Canada | % | 15.3% | 15.4% | 15.3% | 15.2% | 15.3% | ||||||||||||||||
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| China | % | 47.8% | 47.4% | 47.0% | 46.6% | 45.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Cuba | % | 23.1% | 24.2% | 25.6% | 26.9% | 27.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Dominican Republic | % | 44.8% | 44.4% | 43.1% | 44.0% | 43.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Haiti | % | 74.0% | 73.8% | 73.8% | 73.7% | 73.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Jamaica | % | 40.2% | 39.9% | 39.6% | 39.4% | 39.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 11.4% | 11.1% | 10.6% | 10.4% | 10.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | % | 32.2% | 32.1% | 31.7% | 31.5% | 31.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Puerto Rico | % | 16.3% | 16.7% | 16.0% | 15.4% | 16.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 6.45% | 6.44% | 6.39% | 6.25% | 6.28% |
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