Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) fell 6.44% to 37.0% in Syria in 2020, according to World Bank.
Historically, Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) in Syria reached an all time high of 52.7% in 1991 and an all time low of 36.8% in 2010. When compared to Syria's main peers, Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) in Iraq amounted to 22.4%, 15.0% in Jordan, 36.1% in Lebanon and 30.9% in Turkey in 2020.
Syria has been ranked 84th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce), 2 places above 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 |
| Bulgaria | % | 12.5% | 12.0% | 11.7% | 11.9% | 11.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Cyprus | % | 17.9% | 14.9% | 14.3% | 13.2% | 13.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Greece | % | 36.0% | 35.0% | 34.1% | 34.1% | 33.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | % | 44.0% | 44.1% | 45.1% | 45.3% | 46.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | % | 26.0% | 25.1% | 23.4% | 22.4% | 22.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Israel | % | 11.7% | 12.0% | 12.1% | 11.9% | 12.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Jordan | % | 13.7% | 13.8% | 13.8% | 13.8% | 13.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kuwait | % | 1.33% | 1.06% | 1.73% | 1.70% | 1.75% | ||||||||||||||||
| Lebanon | % | 35.5% | 36.0% | 36.2% | 36.4% | 36.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | % | 5.02% | 4.81% | 4.72% | 4.68% | 4.63% | ||||||||||||||||
| Syria | % | 40.9% | 41.1% | 41.0% | 40.9% | 40.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | % | 33.9% | 32.9% | 32.5% | 32.7% | 32.0% |
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