Data for 1992

Self-Employment Rate, 1992

Name: Self-Employment Rate, 1992
Creator: International Labour Organization (ILO)
License: https://www.ilo.org/rights-and-permissions

1992, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Self-Employment Rate, 1992 covers 187 countries. Afghanistan is highest, at 95.511; Qatar is lowest, at 1.974. The middle country reads 40.406. Against 1991, 187 values changed (75 up, 112 down), the same countries are covered.

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Self-Employment Rate · Data for 1992

HighestAfghanistan

95.511

LowestQatar

1.974

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.

187countries
1measure
1992the year it describes
187distinct values14 decimals, as published
Sep 10, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

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Every country and every column of Self-Employment Rate, 1992, as published. ILO ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Self-Employment Rate, 1992: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
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1	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	95.511
2	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	95.304
3	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	94.801
4	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	94.635
5	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	94.381
6	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	92.343
7	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	92.084
8	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	91.626
9	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	90.381
10	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	88.600
11	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	87.590
12	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	86.976
13	India`IND`Southern Asia	86.739
14	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	86.434
15	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	86.431
16	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	86.272
17	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	85.935
18	Niger`NER`Western Africa	85.859
19	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	85.359
20	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	84.846
21	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	84.707
22	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	83.960
23	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	83.612
24	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	82.865
25	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	82.520
26	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	81.988
27	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	81.863
28	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	81.318
29	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	81.284
30	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	80.910
31	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	79.724
32	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	78.905
33	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	78.891
34	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	78.863
35	Bolivia`BOL`South America	78.331
36	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	77.540
37	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	77.421
38	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	76.795
39	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	75.382
40	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	74.507
41	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	72.140
42	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	69.266
43	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	68.719
44	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	68.455
45	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	68.355
46	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	67.477
47	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	67.417
48	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	66.863
49	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	65.555
50	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	65.129
51	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	64.753
52	Peru`PER`South America	63.581
53	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	62.663
54	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	60.595
55	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	59.627
56	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	57.695
57	Paraguay`PRY`South America	57.115
58	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	56.851
59	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	56.008
60	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	55.955
61	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	55.228
62	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	54.648
63	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	54.472
64	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	52.811
65	Ecuador`ECU`South America	52.725
66	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	52.306
67	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	52.161
68	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	52.157
69	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	51.726
70	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	51.652
71	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	51.562
72	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	51.225
73	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	50.192
74	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	49.942
75	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	49.872
76	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	49.827
77	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	49.133
78	Honduras`HND`Central America	49.053
79	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	48.897
80	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	47.738
81	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	46.859
82	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	46.608
83	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	46.311
84	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	44.423
85	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	43.475
86	Colombia`COL`South America	43.355
87	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	43.310
88	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	41.991
89	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	41.746
90	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	41.518
91	Mexico`MEX`Central America	41.192
92	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	41.087
93	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	41.080
94	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	40.406
95	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	40.126
96	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	39.950
97	Guyana`GUY`South America	39.146
98	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	38.978
99	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	38.620
100	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	37.927
101	Venezuela`VEN`South America	37.313
102	Panama`PAN`Central America	37.107
103	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	35.796
104	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	35.754
105	Brazil`BRA`South America	35.441
106	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	35.354
107	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	35.331
108	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	35.128
109	Belize`BLZ`Central America	33.021
110	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	32.850
111	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	32.764
112	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	32.740
113	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	31.833
114	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	31.169
115	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	31.062
116	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	30.943
117	Argentina`ARG`South America	29.267
118	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	28.872
119	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	27.863
120	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	27.724
121	Uruguay`URY`South America	27.656
122	Chile`CHL`South America	27.504
123	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	27.409
124	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	26.201
125	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	26.143
126	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	25.701
127	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	25.050
128	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	24.677
129	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	24.318
130	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	24.221
131	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	24.132
132	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	23.975
133	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	23.653
134	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	21.953
135	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	20.967
136	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	20.556
137	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	20.511
138	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	20.152
139	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	19.975
140	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	19.727
141	Suriname`SUR`South America	19.394
142	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	19.284
143	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	18.700
144	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	18.234
145	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	17.951
146	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	17.859
147	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	17.583
148	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	17.551
149	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	17.111
150	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	16.579
151	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	16.261
152	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	16.072
153	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	15.429
154	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	15.333
155	Canada`CAN`Northern America	15.141
156	France`FRA`Western Europe	15.038
157	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	14.995
158	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	14.885
159	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	14.343
160	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	14.234
161	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	13.594
162	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	13.579
163	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	13.539
164	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	13.174
165	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	13.007
166	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	11.459
167	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	11.032
168	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	10.737
169	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	10.724
170	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	10.637
171	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	10.487
172	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	10.230
173	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	10.204
174	Channel Islands`CHI`Northern Europe	10.046
175	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	10.031
176	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	9.607
177	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	9.424
178	United States`USA`Northern America	9.236
179	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	8.524
180	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	8.508
181	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	8.070
182	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	7.527
183	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	5.774
184	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	5.387
185	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	4.258
186	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	3.329
187	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	1.974

02In 1992

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Afghanistan95.511
2Nigeria95.304
3Chad94.801
4Guinea94.635
5Mozambique94.381

Lowest

187Qatar1.974
186United Arab Emirates3.329
185Russia4.258
184Bahrain5.387
183Kuwait5.774

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 40.406. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031991 → 1992

Since 1991

What changed between 1991 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
187values changed, of 187 in both
75 · 112rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Ecuador49.957 → 52.725+2.768
Poland30.023 → 32.764+2.741
Liberia77.019 → 78.891+1.872
Latvia9.679 → 11.459+1.780
Estonia11.460 → 13.174+1.714

Fell most

Costa Rica33.346 → 31.062−2.284
Portugal25.885 → 24.318−1.567
Japan21.547 → 20.556−0.990
Iceland20.224 → 19.284−0.940
Equatorial Guinea50.769 → 49.942−0.828

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

How values are stored

One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from ILO’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 1992.
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ILO publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 187 countries has every column.

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International Labour Organization (ILO) (1992). Self-Employment Rate, 1992 [data set], describing 1992. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/self-employment/1992

0635 held

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