Somalia - Self-employed

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

Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Somalia was 96.91 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 96.91 in 2019, while its lowest value was 91.19 in 1991.

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 91.19
1992 91.66
1993 91.82
1994 92.62
1995 92.94
1996 93.13
1997 93.63
1998 93.96
1999 94.25
2000 94.55
2001 94.86
2002 95.10
2003 95.19
2004 95.27
2005 95.32
2006 95.42
2007 96.62
2008 96.45
2009 96.27
2010 96.06
2011 95.83
2012 96.03
2013 96.21
2014 96.35
2015 96.44
2016 96.55
2017 96.71
2018 96.81
2019 96.91

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

Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Somalia was 90.10 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 92.38 in 2007, while its lowest value was 90.10 in 2019.

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 91.88
1992 91.98
1993 91.99
1994 92.18
1995 92.21
1996 92.20
1997 92.28
1998 92.29
1999 92.29
2000 92.27
2001 92.25
2002 92.20
2003 92.04
2004 91.89
2005 91.73
2006 91.58
2007 92.38
2008 92.03
2009 91.65
2010 91.24
2011 90.80
2012 90.75
2013 90.68
2014 90.59
2015 90.47
2016 90.36
2017 90.30
2018 90.20
2019 90.10

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

Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Somalia was 91.67 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 93.29 in 2007, while its lowest value was 91.67 in 2019.

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 91.71
1992 91.90
1993 91.95
1994 92.28
1995 92.38
1996 92.41
1997 92.59
1998 92.66
1999 92.72
2000 92.78
2001 92.82
2002 92.83
2003 92.73
2004 92.62
2005 92.51
2006 92.41
2007 93.29
2008 92.98
2009 92.64
2010 92.28
2011 91.89
2012 91.91
2013 91.90
2014 91.88
2015 91.82
2016 91.77
2017 91.77
2018 91.73
2019 91.67

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity