Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) rose 0.755% to 56.7% in Pakistan in 2020, according to World Bank.
Historically, Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) in Pakistan reached an all time high of 66.3% in 1991 and an all time low of 56.3% in 2019. When compared to Pakistan's main peers, Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) in Afghanistan amounted to 82.3%, 46.5% in China, 76.0% in India and 45.1% in Iran in 2020.
Pakistan has been ranked 49th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce), 2 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 |
Afghanistan | % | 84.9% | 84.2% | 83.5% | 82.4% | 82.3% | ||||||||||||||||
Bangladesh | % | 60.9% | 60.7% | 60.6% | 60.5% | 59.9% | ||||||||||||||||
China | % | 47.8% | 47.4% | 47.0% | 46.6% | 45.7% | ||||||||||||||||
India | % | 79.5% | 78.8% | 78.1% | 77.3% | 76.5% | ||||||||||||||||
Iran | % | 44.0% | 44.1% | 45.1% | 45.3% | 46.2% | ||||||||||||||||
Iraq | % | 26.0% | 25.1% | 23.4% | 22.4% | 22.6% | ||||||||||||||||
Japan | % | 11.4% | 11.1% | 10.6% | 10.4% | 10.3% | ||||||||||||||||
Pakistan | % | 60.2% | 60.6% | 61.3% | 59.2% | 57.0% | ||||||||||||||||
Russia | % | 7.18% | 7.20% | 7.48% | 6.62% | 6.82% | ||||||||||||||||
Sri Lanka | % | 43.6% | 43.8% | 42.2% | 42.3% | 42.2% | ||||||||||||||||
Tajikistan | % | 36.1% | 35.0% | 33.8% | 32.3% | 30.6% | ||||||||||||||||
Turkmenistan | % | 37.1% | 35.9% | 34.9% | 33.9% | 32.9% | ||||||||||||||||
USA | % | 6.45% | 6.44% | 6.39% | 6.25% | 6.28% |