Self-Employed, Female (As % of Female Workforce) rose 1.55% to 49.7% in Guatemala in 2020, according to World Bank.
Historically, Self-Employed, Female (As % of Female Workforce) in Guatemala reached an all time high of 60.9% in 2003 and an all time low of 46.3% in 2011. When compared to Guatemala's main peers, Self-Employed, Female (As % of Female Workforce) in Belize amounted to 32.2%, 45.7% in El Salvador, 58.2% in Honduras and 50.5% in Nicaragua in 2020.
Guatemala has been ranked 66th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Self-Employed, Female (As % of Female Workforce), 2 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Self-Employed, Female (As % of Female Workforce) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Belize | % | 28.8% | 31.7% | 35.0% | 32.4% | 33.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | % | 20.9% | 21.0% | 19.2% | 20.9% | 23.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| El Salvador | % | 45.7% | 47.3% | 47.5% | 47.7% | 46.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | % | 48.3% | 48.4% | 47.4% | 49.8% | 49.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Honduras | % | 55.0% | 56.4% | 54.1% | 58.6% | 58.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | % | 32.7% | 32.9% | 32.6% | 31.6% | 31.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | % | 50.3% | 49.4% | 48.5% | 47.8% | 48.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 5.36% | 5.26% | 5.16% | 5.28% | 5.17% |
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