Singapore - Self-employed

Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Singapore was 8.68 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 10.57 in 2012, while its lowest value was 6.49 in 1995.

Definition: Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include four sub-categories of employers, own-account workers, members of producers' cooperatives, and contributing family workers.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1991 7.51
1992 7.47
1993 7.04
1994 7.57
1995 6.49
1996 8.02
1997 8.19
1998 8.24
1999 9.46
2000 9.37
2001 9.38
2002 9.32
2003 9.43
2004 9.60
2005 9.81
2006 10.00
2007 9.94
2008 9.79
2009 9.80
2010 9.39
2011 10.25
2012 10.57
2013 10.26
2014 9.79
2015 8.99
2016 9.05
2017 9.30
2018 9.14
2019 8.68

Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Singapore was 16.88 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 19.55 in 2004, while its lowest value was 14.69 in 1995.

Definition: Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include four sub-categories of employers, own-account workers, members of producers' cooperatives, and contributing family workers.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1991 16.90
1992 17.23
1993 17.56
1994 17.41
1995 14.69
1996 18.83
1997 17.56
1998 18.34
1999 19.40
2000 19.16
2001 19.19
2002 18.86
2003 18.55
2004 19.55
2005 19.06
2006 18.50
2007 18.97
2008 18.68
2009 18.03
2010 17.92
2011 18.21
2012 18.57
2013 18.11
2014 18.00
2015 17.55
2016 17.75
2017 18.43
2018 17.53
2019 16.88

Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Singapore was 13.46 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 15.60 in 1999, while its lowest value was 11.55 in 1995.

Definition: Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include four sub-categories of employers, own-account workers, members of producers' cooperatives, and contributing family workers.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1991 13.35
1992 13.54
1993 13.57
1994 13.66
1995 11.55
1996 14.68
1997 13.95
1998 14.51
1999 15.60
2000 15.38
2001 15.37
2002 15.15
2003 14.94
2004 15.56
2005 15.35
2006 15.10
2007 15.38
2008 15.08
2009 14.75
2010 14.50
2011 15.00
2012 15.32
2013 14.92
2014 14.62
2015 13.99
2016 14.13
2017 14.65
2018 14.03
2019 13.46

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity