Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Ecuador
Ecuador: Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment was 44.32 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Ecuador, 2001–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 44.32 % for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Ecuador peaked at 48.47 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 38.05 %, in 2014.
That places Ecuador 20th out of 68 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 43.04 % | — |
| 2003 | 40.8 % | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 43.43 % | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 42.65 % | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 41.32 % | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 40.33 % | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 39.91 % | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 41.01 % | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 41.06 % | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 42.24 % | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 42.25 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 40.48 % | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 38.05 % | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 39.22 % | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 42.6 % | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 43.07 % | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 43.91 % | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 45.24 % | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 48.47 % | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 48.2 % | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 46.64 % | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 44.67 % | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 46.57 % | +4.3% |
| 2025 | 44.32 % | -4.8% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 44.32 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 34.04 %, 1.3× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 44.32 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.82 %, 1.4× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.56 % | 39.91 % | 43.43 % | 8 |
| 2010s | 41.81 % | 38.05 % | 45.24 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.48 % | 44.32 % | 48.47 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More economy & growth data for Ecuador
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.54 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.51 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 0 BoP, current US$ (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0 BoP, current US$ per person (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.30 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 191.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.01 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 71.04 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 41.84 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Ecuador?
- Share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Ecuador was 44.32 % in 2025, 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 48.47 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.05 % in 2014.
- How does Ecuador rank for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment?
- Ecuador ranks 20th out of 68 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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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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.