Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) rose 7.00% to 26.9% in Tunisia in 2020, according to World Bank.
Historically, Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) in Tunisia reached an all time high of 32.3% in 1989 and an all time low of 25.2% in 2019. When compared to Tunisia's main peers, Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) in Algeria amounted to 31.6%, 22.9% in Italy, 6.82% in Libya and 13.9% in Malta in 2020.
Tunisia has been ranked 102nd within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce).
| 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 |
| Algeria | % | 31.2% | 31.4% | 31.5% | 31.7% | 32.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Austria | % | 13.3% | 13.0% | 12.7% | 12.4% | 12.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | % | 90.5% | 90.6% | 91.8% | 92.4% | 92.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | % | 39.2% | 37.4% | 30.1% | 31.9% | 31.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| France | % | 11.6% | 11.5% | 11.8% | 11.6% | 11.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Greece | % | 36.0% | 35.0% | 34.1% | 34.1% | 33.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | % | 24.7% | 24.4% | 23.9% | 23.2% | 22.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | % | 37.3% | 38.8% | 39.9% | 39.3% | 38.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Malta | % | 13.6% | 13.9% | 14.1% | 14.9% | 14.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Morocco | % | 53.0% | 52.0% | 51.3% | 50.3% | 49.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | % | 18.6% | 16.5% | 14.2% | 14.6% | 15.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | % | 17.6% | 17.3% | 16.9% | 16.5% | 16.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | % | 15.3% | 14.9% | 15.1% | 14.9% | 14.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia | % | 27.0% | 26.2% | 25.9% | 25.6% | 25.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | % | 33.9% | 32.9% | 32.5% | 32.7% | 32.0% |
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