Data for 1994

Self-Employment Rate, 1994

Name: Self-Employment Rate, 1994
Creator: International Labour Organization (ILO)
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1994, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Self-Employment Rate, 1994 covers 187 countries. Afghanistan is highest, at 95.6240; Qatar is lowest, at 1.8513. The middle country reads 40.0375. Against 1993, 187 values changed (71 up, 116 down), the same countries are covered.

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Self-Employment Rate · Data for 1994

HighestAfghanistan

95.6240

LowestQatar

1.8513

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

187countries
1measure
1994the 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, 1994, 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, 1994: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
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1	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	95.6240
2	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	95.0532
3	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	95.0080
4	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	94.4491
5	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	94.0082
6	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	92.4637
7	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	92.2191
8	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	90.9868
9	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	90.5483
10	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	89.5173
11	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	86.6410
12	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	86.5435
13	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	86.5220
14	India`IND`Southern Asia	86.2891
15	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	86.0379
16	Niger`NER`Western Africa	86.0116
17	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	85.9972
18	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	85.7522
19	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	85.2240
20	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	84.9737
21	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	84.6118
22	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	83.8948
23	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	83.5437
24	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	83.1662
25	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	82.6073
26	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	82.4192
27	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	82.1831
28	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	82.0539
29	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	81.4420
30	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	80.5637
31	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	79.7073
32	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	79.5980
33	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	78.6899
34	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	78.6885
35	Bolivia`BOL`South America	77.8212
36	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	77.0808
37	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	76.6083
38	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	76.3406
39	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	75.6098
40	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	73.9392
41	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	72.2191
42	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	68.7441
43	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	68.3218
44	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	67.9920
45	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	67.3797
46	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	66.7467
47	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	66.5076
48	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	66.3911
49	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	65.7309
50	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	65.6121
51	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	65.2416
52	Peru`PER`South America	63.6751
53	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	62.5886
54	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	61.2146
55	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	59.7504
56	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	57.7959
57	Paraguay`PRY`South America	56.9281
58	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	56.3125
59	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	55.5172
60	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	55.3593
61	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	55.1022
62	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	54.7075
63	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	54.1757
64	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	53.9895
65	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	52.9811
66	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	52.8548
67	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	51.8211
68	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	51.3152
69	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	51.1784
70	Ecuador`ECU`South America	51.1114
71	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	50.8491
72	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	50.5803
73	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	50.2298
74	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	49.8346
75	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	49.3881
76	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	49.0239
77	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	48.8545
78	Honduras`HND`Central America	48.7796
79	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	47.7103
80	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	47.5142
81	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	46.6483
82	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	45.4701
83	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	44.3530
84	Colombia`COL`South America	43.6073
85	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	43.5449
86	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	43.3508
87	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	42.3803
88	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	41.5587
89	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	41.4745
90	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	41.3302
91	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	41.2304
92	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	41.2021
93	Mexico`MEX`Central America	40.9285
94	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	40.0375
95	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	39.9937
96	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	39.9723
97	Guyana`GUY`South America	38.5788
98	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	38.5027
99	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	38.1689
100	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	38.1050
101	Venezuela`VEN`South America	37.2209
102	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	36.7511
103	Panama`PAN`Central America	36.7101
104	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	35.4430
105	Brazil`BRA`South America	35.3088
106	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	35.2847
107	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	34.8579
108	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	34.5908
109	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	33.4112
110	Belize`BLZ`Central America	33.0025
111	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	32.6390
112	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	32.3393
113	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	31.8857
114	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	31.7867
115	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	31.6520
116	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	31.1241
117	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	31.0546
118	Argentina`ARG`South America	28.8952
119	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	28.6270
120	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	28.6173
121	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	28.4952
122	Uruguay`URY`South America	27.3256
123	Chile`CHL`South America	26.6953
124	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	26.3290
125	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	26.1255
126	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	26.0357
127	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	25.7607
128	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	25.6950
129	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	24.1068
130	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	23.9629
131	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	23.7652
132	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	23.6927
133	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	22.6404
134	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	21.9857
135	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	21.8134
136	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	20.4306
137	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	20.3146
138	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	19.9455
139	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	19.4297
140	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	18.9526
141	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	18.6796
142	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	18.6694
143	Suriname`SUR`South America	18.5145
144	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	18.4456
145	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	18.0207
146	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	17.9016
147	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	17.7215
148	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	17.5433
149	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	16.8678
150	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	16.6952
151	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	16.3968
152	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	16.0168
153	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	15.8880
154	Canada`CAN`Northern America	15.5333
155	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	15.5290
156	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	15.3322
157	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	15.3316
158	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	15.0925
159	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	15.0624
160	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	14.1530
161	France`FRA`Western Europe	14.0666
162	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	13.7925
163	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	13.7462
164	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	13.6588
165	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	13.3532
166	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	13.0396
167	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	11.9261
168	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	11.2109
169	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	11.0291
170	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	10.9553
171	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	10.8705
172	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	10.8120
173	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	10.6311
174	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	9.8803
175	Channel Islands`CHI`Northern Europe	9.8548
176	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	9.7820
177	United States`USA`Northern America	9.2474
178	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	8.8502
179	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	8.7628
180	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	8.4025
181	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	7.7337
182	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	7.7178
183	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	5.3871
184	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	4.8773
185	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	4.5993
186	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	3.4581
187	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	1.8513

02In 1994

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Afghanistan95.6240
2Chad95.0532
3Nigeria95.0080
4Guinea94.4491
5Mozambique94.0082

Lowest

187Qatar1.8513
186United Arab Emirates3.4581
185Kuwait4.5993
184Bahrain4.8773
183Russia5.3871

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 40.0375. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031993 → 1994

Since 1993

What changed between 1993 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
187values changed, of 187 in both
71 · 116rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Saint Lucia27.8949 → 31.7867+3.8918
El Salvador41.1204 → 43.5449+2.4245
Slovenia18.1248 → 20.3146+2.1898
Liberia80.6435 → 82.1831+1.5396
Portugal24.5599 → 26.0357+1.4758

Fell most

Dominican Republic44.8736 → 42.3803−2.4933
Hungary18.1101 → 16.3968−1.7133
Mexico42.2203 → 40.9285−1.2919
Gabon51.8139 → 50.5803−1.2336
Equatorial Guinea48.9413 → 47.7103−1.2309

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.

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Every one of the 187 countries has every column.

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International Labour Organization (ILO) (1994). Self-Employment Rate, 1994 [data set], describing 1994. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/self-employment/1994

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