Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) fell 15.8% to 26.9% in Turkmenistan in 2020, according to World Bank.
Historically, Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) in Turkmenistan reached an all time high of 45.5% in 2004 and an all time low of 26.9% in 2020. When compared to Turkmenistan's main peers, Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) in Afghanistan amounted to 82.3%, 45.1% in Iran, 24.7% in Kazakhstan and 43.1% in Uzbekistan in 2020.
Turkmenistan has been ranked 103rd within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce), 25 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 |
| Afghanistan | % | 84.9% | 84.2% | 83.5% | 82.4% | 82.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 47.8% | 47.4% | 47.0% | 46.6% | 45.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | % | 44.0% | 44.1% | 45.1% | 45.3% | 46.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | % | 26.0% | 25.1% | 23.4% | 22.4% | 22.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kazakhstan | % | 28.6% | 27.0% | 25.7% | 24.4% | 23.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kyrgyzstan | % | 42.8% | 39.9% | 37.9% | 35.6% | 34.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | % | 60.2% | 60.6% | 61.3% | 59.2% | 57.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 7.18% | 7.20% | 7.48% | 6.62% | 6.82% | ||||||||||||||||
| Tajikistan | % | 36.1% | 35.0% | 33.8% | 32.3% | 30.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | % | 37.1% | 35.9% | 34.9% | 33.9% | 32.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Uzbekistan | % | 39.4% | 38.3% | 37.2% | 36.2% | 35.2% |
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