Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) rose 1.81% to 9.78% in Germany in 2020, according to World Bank.
Historically, Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) in Germany reached an all time high of 12.8% in 1984 and an all time low of 9.61% in 2019. When compared to Germany's main peers, Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) in Austria amounted to 11.9%, 13.9% in Belgium, 11.6% in France and 19.9% in Poland in 2020.
Germany has been ranked 156th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce), 3 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 |
Austria | % | 13.3% | 13.0% | 12.7% | 12.4% | 12.0% | ||||||||||||||||
Belgium | % | 14.6% | 15.2% | 14.8% | 14.3% | 14.0% | ||||||||||||||||
Czechia | % | 18.0% | 17.3% | 17.2% | 17.1% | 16.9% | ||||||||||||||||
France | % | 11.6% | 11.5% | 11.8% | 11.6% | 11.6% | ||||||||||||||||
Germany | % | 11.0% | 10.8% | 10.4% | 10.2% | 9.90% | ||||||||||||||||
Hungary | % | 10.9% | 10.9% | 10.7% | 10.3% | 10.4% | ||||||||||||||||
Italy | % | 24.7% | 24.4% | 23.9% | 23.2% | 22.9% | ||||||||||||||||
Luxembourg | % | 8.74% | 9.76% | 10.0% | 9.85% | 8.59% | ||||||||||||||||
Netherlands | % | 16.6% | 16.8% | 16.8% | 16.7% | 16.7% | ||||||||||||||||
Poland | % | 21.4% | 21.2% | 20.7% | 20.4% | 20.3% | ||||||||||||||||
Russia | % | 7.18% | 7.20% | 7.48% | 6.62% | 6.82% | ||||||||||||||||
Spain | % | 17.6% | 17.3% | 16.9% | 16.5% | 16.0% | ||||||||||||||||
Switzerland | % | 15.3% | 14.9% | 15.1% | 14.9% | 14.8% | ||||||||||||||||
Ukraine | % | 15.9% | 15.9% | 15.6% | 15.7% | 15.8% |