Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) rose 6.11% to 79.4% in Papua New Guinea in 2020, according to World Bank.
Historically, Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) in Papua New Guinea reached an all time high of 87.7% in 1991 and an all time low of 74.8% in 2019. When compared to Papua New Guinea's main peers, Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) in Australia amounted to 16.3%, 51.1% in Indonesia, 17.9% in New Zealand and 36.1% in Philippines in 2020.
Papua New Guinea has been ranked 24th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce), 4 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 |
Australia | % | 17.1% | 17.1% | 17.0% | 16.9% | 16.5% | ||||||||||||||||
China | % | 47.8% | 47.4% | 47.0% | 46.6% | 45.7% | ||||||||||||||||
Indonesia | % | 53.3% | 51.0% | 51.1% | 51.2% | 51.9% | ||||||||||||||||
Malaysia | % | 24.6% | 26.1% | 25.6% | 26.0% | 27.6% | ||||||||||||||||
New Zealand | % | 15.3% | 14.9% | 18.0% | 18.8% | 18.4% | ||||||||||||||||
Papua New Guinea | % | 78.1% | 76.5% | 75.8% | 75.3% | 75.7% | ||||||||||||||||
Philippines | % | 42.5% | 41.0% | 38.6% | 37.8% | 36.5% | ||||||||||||||||
Singapore | % | 14.6% | 14.0% | 14.1% | 14.6% | 14.0% | ||||||||||||||||
Taiwan | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Vietnam | % | 64.3% | 60.7% | 58.8% | 57.2% | 56.1% |