Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total in Palestine
Palestine: Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total was 14.92 % in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total in Palestine, 2000–2025
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 Palestine is 14.92 %, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.2% on the previous year and up 853.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total in Palestine peaked at 16.99 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, -12.11 %, in 2000.
Palestine ranks 3rd of 68 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -12.11 % | — |
| 2001 | 2.78 % | -123.0% |
| 2002 | 2.4 % | -13.7% |
| 2003 | -2.81 % | -217.1% |
| 2004 | -1.63 % | -42.0% |
| 2005 | -3.54 % | +117.2% |
| 2006 | -5.66 % | +59.9% |
| 2007 | -10.1 % | +78.4% |
| 2008 | -3.72 % | -63.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6 % | -116.1% |
| 2010 | -0.39 % | -165.0% |
| 2011 | -2.04 % | +423.1% |
| 2012 | -4.34 % | +112.7% |
| 2013 | -3.85 % | -11.3% |
| 2014 | -6.36 % | +65.2% |
| 2015 | -1.98 % | -68.9% |
| 2016 | 1.51 % | -176.3% |
| 2017 | 4.02 % | +166.2% |
| 2018 | 6.78 % | +68.7% |
| 2019 | 6.95 % | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 7.63 % | +9.8% |
| 2021 | 6.45 % | -15.5% |
| 2022 | 1.02 % | -84.2% |
| 2024 | 16.99 % | +1565.7% |
| 2025 | 14.92 % | -12.2% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 14.92 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -14.95 %. (17 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 14.92 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.27 %, 2.8× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total in Palestine changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +1565.7% | 1.02 % | 16.99 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -3.38 % | -12.11 % | 2.78 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.03 % | -6.36 % | 6.95 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.4 % | 1.02 % | 16.99 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
- 1 Dominican Republic 20.49 % compare
- 1 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 11.1 % compare
- 2 Côte d'Ivoire -16.4 % compare
- 2 Georgia 16.67 % compare
- 2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 8.53 % compare
- 3 Türkiye 1.54 % compare
- 4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) -6.09 % compare
- 4 Seychelles 14.61 % compare
- 5 Jamaica 14.15 % compare
- 5 Viet Nam -7.13 % compare
- 6 Barbados 13.47 % compare
- 6 United Republic of Tanzania -7.45 % compare
More economy & growth data for Palestine
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 14.66 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 2.71 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 329.83 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 103.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0192 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 60.93 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 37.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1063 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 337.15 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total in Palestine?
- Gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total in Palestine was 14.92 % in 2025, 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 Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 16.99 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was -12.11 % in 2000.
- How does Palestine rank for gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total?
- Palestine ranks 3rd out of 68 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 853.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palestine 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.