Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) rose 2.89% to 51.0% in Colombia in 2020, according to World Bank.
Historically, Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) in Colombia reached an all time high of 53.5% in 2011 and an all time low of 49.6% in 2019. When compared to Colombia's main peers, Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) in Brazil amounted to 32.6%, 54.0% in Peru and 38.6% in Venezuela in 2020.
Colombia has been ranked 59th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce), 5 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 |
| Bolivia | % | 62.7% | 61.1% | 69.6% | 68.9% | 68.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | % | 30.0% | 31.3% | 31.8% | 32.3% | 32.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Chile | % | 25.9% | 25.6% | 26.5% | 27.4% | 27.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Colombia | % | 51.5% | 51.0% | 51.1% | 51.1% | 51.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Guyana | % | 35.1% | 34.8% | 34.7% | 34.6% | 34.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Peru | % | 54.9% | 54.1% | 54.6% | 55.0% | 55.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | % | 21.5% | 22.2% | 23.5% | 24.1% | 24.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela | % | 35.8% | 36.6% | 38.0% | 39.5% | 41.2% |
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