Sri Lanka: Self-employment

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 Sri Lanka

Self-employment, percent of total employment

 Latest value 42.15
 Year 2022
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1991 - 2022
 Average 42.37
 Min - Max 40.56 - 44.91
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2022 is 42.15 percent, a decline from 42.39 percent in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 40.56 percent, based on data from 179 countries. Historically, the average for Sri Lanka from 1991 to 2022 is 42.37 percent. The minimum value, 40.56 percent, was reached in 2004 while the maximum of 44.91 percent was recorded in 2011. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Recent data
Sri Lanka - Self-employment - Recent values chart

Historical series
Sri Lanka - Self-employment - historical chart - 1991-2022




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.

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 Labor force 8.79 2023 million people
 Unemployment rate 6.36 2023 percent
 Female unemployment 9.95 2023 percent
 Male unemployment 4.58 2023 percent
 Youth unemployment 25.28 2023 percent
 Labor force participation 50.93 2023 percent
 Labor force: percent female 33.18 2023 percent
 Female labor force participation 32.09 2023 percent
 Male labor force participation 71.88 2023 percent
 Self-employment 42.15 2022 percent
 Informal employment 66.80 2019 percent
 Employment 7.90 Q1/2024 million employed people
 Unemployment rate 4.70 Q2/2024 percent
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