Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment was 37.8 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Sri Lanka, 2010–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 37.8 % for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Sri Lanka peaked at 46.68 % in 2011 and was at its lowest, 37.8 %, in 2024.
That places Sri Lanka 25th out of 68 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 45.66 % | — |
| 2011 | 46.68 % | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 45.08 % | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 44.33 % | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 44.9 % | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 44.1 % | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 44.28 % | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 42.19 % | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 41.66 % | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 41 % | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 41.33 % | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 39.97 % | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 38.14 % | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 37.8 % | -0.9% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 37.8 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30.13 %, 1.3× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 44.32 % | 41.66 % | 46.68 % | 9 |
| 2020s | 39.65 % | 37.8 % | 41.33 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More economy & growth data for Sri Lanka
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP -8.07 Percent per annum (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP -7.82 Percent per annum (2022)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 110.33 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 5.03 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 761.14 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 6.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 34.73 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 38.34 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Sri Lanka?
- Share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Sri Lanka was 37.8 % 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 46.68 % in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.8 % in 2024.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment?
- Sri Lanka ranks 25th out of 68 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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 — Female — 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.