Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) rose 5.76% to 4.89% in Saudi Arabia in 2020, according to World Bank.
Historically, Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) in Saudi Arabia reached an all time high of 8.21% in 1991 and an all time low of 4.62% in 2019. When compared to Saudi Arabia's main peers, Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) in Iraq amounted to 22.4%, 15.0% in Jordan, 3.90% in United Arab Emirates and 53.1% in Yemen in 2020.
Saudi Arabia has been ranked 167th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce).
| 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 |
| Bahrain | % | 2.71% | 2.69% | 2.67% | 2.67% | 2.68% | ||||||||||||||||
| Djibouti | % | 38.0% | 37.3% | 36.6% | 36.0% | 35.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Eritrea | % | 86.4% | 87.0% | 86.6% | 86.9% | 86.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| 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% | ||||||||||||||||
| Oman | % | 3.65% | 3.66% | 3.66% | 3.66% | 3.65% | ||||||||||||||||
| Qatar | % | 0.440% | 0.420% | 0.410% | 0.420% | 0.410% | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | % | 5.02% | 4.81% | 4.72% | 4.68% | 4.63% | ||||||||||||||||
| Syria | % | 40.9% | 41.1% | 41.0% | 40.9% | 40.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | % | 3.16% | 3.05% | 2.94% | 3.47% | 3.97% | ||||||||||||||||
| Yemen | % | 49.4% | 51.0% | 52.6% | 54.0% | 54.7% |
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