Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment was 19.17 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Bosnia and Herzegovina stood at 19.17 %.
The figure is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 27.91 % in 2006 and was at its lowest, 17.8 %, in 2020.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 54th of 68 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 20.77 % | — |
| 2006 | 27.91 % | +34.4% |
| 2007 | 27.28 % | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 27.52 % | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 25.77 % | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 25.76 % | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 25.06 % | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 27.27 % | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 26.23 % | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 23.5 % | -10.4% |
| 2015 | 25.66 % | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 25.27 % | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 24.43 % | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 21.49 % | -12.0% |
| 2019 | 24.24 % | +12.8% |
| 2020 | 17.8 % | -26.6% |
| 2021 | 19.99 % | +12.3% |
| 2022 | 19.46 % | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 20.11 % | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 19.17 % | -4.7% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 19.17 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 34.04 %, 56% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 19.17 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.13 %, 91% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Bosnia and Herzegovina 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +34.4% | 20.77 % | 27.91 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.85 % | 20.77 % | 27.91 % | 5 |
| 2010s | 24.89 % | 21.49 % | 27.27 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.31 % | 17.8 % | 20.11 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 51 North Macedonia 21.75 % compare
- 52 Slovakia 21.13 % compare
- 53 South Africa 19.37 % compare
- 55 Australia 19.1 % compare
- 56 Czechia 18.89 % compare
- 57 Switzerland 18.47 % compare
More economy & growth data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.47 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 190.64 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 60.71 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 716.58 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -28.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 228.2 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 2.32 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 19.17 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 27.91 % in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8 % in 2020.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 54th out of 68 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in [industry] by [sex]: Total employment — Value — Male — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.