Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) fell 0.897% to 42.6% in Paraguay in 2020, according to World Bank.
Historically, Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) in Paraguay reached an all time high of 56.5% in 2002 and an all time low of 31.9% in 1990. When compared to Paraguay's main peers, Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) in Argentina amounted to 25.8%, 67.8% in Bolivia, 32.6% in Brazil and 26.7% in Chile in 2020.
Paraguay has been ranked 73rd within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce), 4 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Argentina | % | 23.6% | 24.0% | 24.8% | 25.3% | 25.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Bolivia | % | 62.7% | 61.1% | 69.6% | 68.9% | 68.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | % | 30.0% | 31.3% | 31.8% | 32.3% | 32.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Chile | % | 25.9% | 25.6% | 26.5% | 27.4% | 27.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Paraguay | % | 43.7% | 43.8% | 44.2% | 43.9% | 43.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Peru | % | 54.9% | 54.1% | 54.6% | 55.0% | 55.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Uruguay | % | 26.8% | 27.3% | 27.9% | 28.0% | 28.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela | % | 35.8% | 36.6% | 38.0% | 39.5% | 41.2% |
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