Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) rose 16.8% to 39.7% in Armenia in 2020, according to World Bank.
Historically, Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) in Armenia reached an all time high of 49.5% in 2001 and an all time low of 34.0% in 2019. When compared to Armenia's main peers, Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) in Azerbaijan amounted to 67.8%, 50.8% in Georgia, 45.1% in Iran and 30.9% in Turkey in 2020.
Armenia has been ranked 77th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce), 1 place 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 |
| Armenia | % | 44.1% | 42.8% | 42.0% | 40.3% | 35.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Azerbaijan | % | 66.8% | 67.7% | 68.2% | 68.4% | 68.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Bulgaria | % | 12.5% | 12.0% | 11.7% | 11.9% | 11.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | % | 55.9% | 53.7% | 53.1% | 51.6% | 49.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Greece | % | 36.0% | 35.0% | 34.1% | 34.1% | 33.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | % | 44.0% | 44.1% | 45.1% | 45.3% | 46.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | % | 26.0% | 25.1% | 23.4% | 22.4% | 22.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | % | 60.2% | 60.6% | 61.3% | 59.2% | 57.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 7.18% | 7.20% | 7.48% | 6.62% | 6.82% | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | % | 33.9% | 32.9% | 32.5% | 32.7% | 32.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | % | 37.1% | 35.9% | 34.9% | 33.9% | 32.9% |
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