Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) rose 1.29% to 14.6% in Switzerland in 2020, according to World Bank.
Historically, Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) in Switzerland reached an all time high of 18.4% in 1997 and an all time low of 14.4% in 2019. When compared to Switzerland's main peers, Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) in Austria amounted to 11.9%, 11.6% in France, 9.78% in Germany and 22.9% in Italy in 2020.
Switzerland has been ranked 137th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce), 2 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 |
| Austria | % | 13.3% | 13.0% | 12.7% | 12.4% | 12.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | % | 14.6% | 15.2% | 14.8% | 14.3% | 14.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| France | % | 11.6% | 11.5% | 11.8% | 11.6% | 11.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 11.0% | 10.8% | 10.4% | 10.2% | 9.90% | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | % | 10.9% | 10.9% | 10.7% | 10.3% | 10.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | % | 24.7% | 24.4% | 23.9% | 23.2% | 22.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | % | 21.4% | 21.2% | 20.7% | 20.4% | 20.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | % | 18.6% | 16.5% | 14.2% | 14.6% | 15.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | % | 17.6% | 17.3% | 16.9% | 16.5% | 16.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | % | 15.3% | 14.9% | 15.1% | 14.9% | 14.8% |
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