Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total was -0.3 % in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total in United Arab Emirates, 2017–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total in United Arab Emirates is -0.3 %, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 128.8% on the previous year and down 122.6% over ten years.
United Arab Emirates ranks 43rd of 68 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.33 % | — |
| 2018 | 0.38 % | -71.4% |
| 2021 | 1.42 % | +273.7% |
| 2022 | 1.04 % | -26.8% |
| 2023 | -0.3 % | -128.8% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's -0.3 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.06 %. (19 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's -0.3 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.27 %. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.855 % | 0.38 % | 1.33 % | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.72 % | -0.3 % | 1.42 % | 3 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
More economy & growth data for United Arab Emirates
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.85 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.54 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 77.17 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.1397 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 7,024 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 45.64 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 48.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0826 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 4,154 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 22.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total in United Arab Emirates?
- Gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total in United Arab Emirates was -0.3 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 1.42 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3 % in 2023.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 43rd out of 68 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 122.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total employment — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.