Labor > One-person and family businesses > Women: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
Percentage of employed women who are self-employed without employees or contribute to a family-run business.
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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Chad | 98% | 1993 | ||
2 | Burundi | 97.6% | 1998 | ||
3 | Sierra Leone | 96.3% | 2004 | ||
4 | Mozambique | 95.9% | 2003 | ||
5 | Benin | 95.8% | 2003 | ||
6 | Rwanda | 95.5% | 1996 | ||
7 | Togo | 94.3% | 2006 | ||
8 | Ethiopia | 93.3% | 2005 | ||
9 | Burkina Faso | 93.1% | 2006 | ||
10 | Tanzania | 92.9% | 2006 | ||
11 | Uganda | 92.3% | 2003 | ||
12 | Laos | 91.8% | 2005 | ||
13 | Zambia | 90.8% | 2000 | ||
14 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 89.4% | 2005 | ||
15 | Niger | 89.2% | 2005 | ||
16 | Madagascar | 89.1% | 2005 | ||
17 | Mali | 89% | 2007 | ||
18 | Liberia | 88.6% | 2010 | ||
19 | Cameroon | 87.2% | 2010 | ||
20 | Bangladesh | 86.5% | 2005 | ||
=21 | Ghana | 85.4% | 2006 | ||
=21 | Yemen | 85.4% | 1999 | ||
23 | India | 85% | 2010 | ||
24 | Senegal | 84.1% | 2001 | ||
25 | Cote d'Ivoire | 84% | 2002 | ||
26 | Nepal | 83.5% | 2001 | ||
27 | Bhutan | 83.1% | 2011 | ||
28 | Vietnam | 78.5% | 2004 | ||
29 | Pakistan | 77.8% | 2008 | ||
30 | Kenya | 77.7% | 1999 | ||
31 | Zimbabwe | 76.5% | 2002 | ||
32 | Vanuatu | 74.5% | 2009 | ||
33 | Cambodia | 72.8% | 2011 | ||
34 | Indonesia | 67% | 2009 | ||
=35 | Morocco | 64.6% | 2008 | ||
=35 | Georgia | 64.6% | 2008 | ||
37 | Bolivia | 64.4% | 2009 | ||
38 | Gabon | 63.8% | 2005 | ||
39 | Lesotho | 63.4% | 1999 | ||
40 | Azerbaijan | 62.1% | 2008 | ||
41 | Tonga | 59.5% | 2003 | ||
42 | Guatemala | 58.4% | 2004 | ||
43 | Honduras | 56.8% | 2010 | ||
=44 | Thailand | 55.7% | 2011 | ||
=44 | Nicaragua | 55.7% | 2010 | ||
46 | Mongolia | 54.4% | 2009 | ||
47 | Iran | 52.4% | 2008 | ||
48 | Ecuador | 49.5% | 2010 | ||
49 | Colombia | 49.3% | 2010 | ||
50 | Egypt | 48.7% | 2007 | ||
=51 | Turkey | 47.1% | 2011 | ||
=51 | Kyrgyzstan | 47.1% | 2006 | ||
53 | Maldives | 47% | 2006 | ||
54 | Philippines | 46.1% | 2008 | ||
55 | El Salvador | 46% | 2010 | ||
56 | Paraguay | 45.6% | 2011 | ||
57 | Sri Lanka | 45% | 2010 | ||
58 | Cape Verde | 44% | 2000 | ||
59 | Armenia | 40.3% | 2008 | ||
60 | Fiji | 39.3% | 2005 | ||
61 | Botswana | 38.9% | 2006 | ||
62 | Algeria | 34% | 2005 | ||
63 | Venezuela | 33.3% | 2011 | ||
64 | Mexico | 32.4% | 2008 | ||
65 | Romania | 31.9% | 2011 | ||
66 | Kazakhstan | 31.6% | 2011 | ||
67 | Palestine | 31.5% | 2010 | ||
68 | Jamaica | 31.1% | 2008 | ||
69 | Sao Tome and Principe | 29.8% | 1991 | ||
70 | Swaziland | 29.6% | 1997 | ||
71 | Marshall Islands | 29% | 1999 | ||
72 | Greece | 27.3% | 2011 | ||
73 | South Korea | 26.9% | 2008 | ||
74 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 25.4% | 2011 | ||
75 | Saint Lucia | 25.3% | 2000 | ||
76 | Serbia | 24.7% | 2010 | ||
77 | Moldova | 24.5% | 2011 | ||
78 | Uruguay | 24% | 2007 | ||
79 | Panama | 23.9% | 2011 | ||
80 | Chile | 23.8% | 2008 | ||
81 | Brazil | 22.4% | 2009 | ||
82 | Dominican Republic | 21.7% | 2010 | ||
83 | Belize | 21.5% | 2005 | ||
84 | Republic of Macedonia | 20.7% | 2011 | ||
85 | Dominica | 20.5% | 2001 | ||
86 | Malaysia | 19.9% | 2010 | ||
87 | Grenada | 19% | 1998 | ||
88 | Costa Rica | 18.9% | 2011 | ||
89 | Croatia | 18.7% | 2011 | ||
90 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 17.3% | 1991 | ||
91 | Poland | 16.7% | 2011 | ||
92 | Namibia | 16.4% | 2008 | ||
=93 | Syria | 15.9% | 2011 | ||
=93 | Lebanon | 15.9% | 2007 | ||
95 | Italy | 14.6% | 2011 | ||
96 | Tunisia | 14.2% | 1994 | ||
97 | Portugal | 14% | 2011 | ||
98 | Trinidad and Tobago | 13.2% | 2005 | ||
99 | Mauritius | 13% | 2011 | ||
100 | Japan | 11.4% | 2008 | ||
101 | Slovenia | 11.3% | 2011 | ||
102 | South Africa | 11.2% | 2011 | ||
=103 | Czech Republic | 11.1% | 2011 | ||
=103 | The Bahamas | 11.1% | 1999 | ||
105 | Suriname | 10.9% | 1998 | ||
106 | Cyprus | 10.6% | 2011 | ||
107 | Switzerland | 10% | 2011 | ||
108 | Barbados | 9.9% | 2004 | ||
109 | Netherlands | 9.5% | 2011 | ||
=110 | New Zealand | 9.4% | 2008 | ||
=110 | Montserrat | 9.4% | 1991 | ||
112 | Spain | 9% | 2011 | ||
=113 | Austria | 8.6% | 2011 | ||
=113 | Belgium | 8.6% | 2011 | ||
115 | United Kingdom | 7.9% | 2011 | ||
116 | Slovakia | 7.6% | 2011 | ||
117 | Lithuania | 7.5% | 2011 | ||
118 | Bulgaria | 7.2% | 2011 | ||
119 | Singapore | 7.1% | 2011 | ||
120 | Antigua and Barbuda | 7% | 2001 | ||
=121 | Australia | 6.9% | 2008 | ||
=121 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 6.9% | 2001 | ||
123 | Latvia | 6.7% | 2011 | ||
124 | Finland | 6.6% | 2011 | ||
125 | Iceland | 6.2% | 2011 | ||
126 | Germany | 6% | 2011 | ||
=127 | Luxembourg | 5.5% | 2011 | ||
=127 | France | 5.5% | 2011 | ||
129 | Russia | 5.4% | 2008 | ||
=130 | Hungary | 5.3% | 2011 | ||
=130 | Israel | 5.3% | 2008 | ||
132 | Ireland | 5.2% | 2011 | ||
133 | Anguilla | 5% | 2001 | ||
=134 | Malta | 4.5% | 2011 | ||
=134 | British Virgin Islands | 4.5% | 1991 | ||
136 | Sweden | 4.3% | 2011 | ||
137 | Hong Kong | 4% | 2011 | ||
138 | Denmark | 3.8% | 2011 | ||
139 | Estonia | 3.6% | 2011 | ||
140 | Brunei | 3.4% | 1991 | ||
141 | Aruba | 3.3% | 2007 | ||
142 | Norway | 3% | 2011 | ||
=143 | Macau | 2.8% | 2011 | ||
=143 | Jordan | 2.8% | 2011 | ||
145 | Tuvalu | 1.7% | 2002 | ||
146 | Bahrain | 1.1% | 2010 | ||
=147 | United Arab Emirates | 0.3% | 2008 | ||
=147 | Kuwait | 0.3% | 2005 | ||
149 | Qatar | 0.0 | 2007 |