Barbados - Self-employed

Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Barbados was 12.31 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 12.31 in 2019, while its lowest value was 8.01 in 2000.

Definition: Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include four sub-categories of employers, own-account workers, members of producers' cooperatives, and contributing family workers.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1991 8.64
1992 9.22
1993 10.13
1994 9.76
1995 9.56
1996 9.51
1997 8.22
1998 9.01
1999 9.33
2000 8.01
2001 9.25
2002 9.32
2003 8.90
2004 10.26
2005 10.25
2006 10.17
2007 10.24
2008 10.34
2009 10.81
2010 11.17
2011 11.34
2012 11.59
2013 11.87
2014 12.05
2015 12.09
2016 12.02
2017 12.10
2018 12.22
2019 12.31

Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Barbados was 22.24 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 22.24 in 2019, while its lowest value was 15.55 in 1997.

Definition: Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include four sub-categories of employers, own-account workers, members of producers' cooperatives, and contributing family workers.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1991 16.07
1992 16.17
1993 17.53
1994 15.59
1995 15.70
1996 15.57
1997 15.55
1998 15.67
1999 18.08
2000 16.91
2001 18.39
2002 18.36
2003 19.47
2004 19.85
2005 19.65
2006 19.27
2007 19.21
2008 19.27
2009 20.08
2010 20.61
2011 20.81
2012 21.17
2013 21.53
2014 21.85
2015 21.92
2016 21.81
2017 21.90
2018 22.10
2019 22.24

Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Barbados was 17.36 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 17.36 in 2019, while its lowest value was 12.16 in 1997.

Definition: Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include four sub-categories of employers, own-account workers, members of producers' cooperatives, and contributing family workers.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1991 12.71
1992 13.01
1993 14.17
1994 12.99
1995 12.88
1996 12.71
1997 12.16
1998 12.61
1999 13.99
2000 12.70
2001 14.06
2002 14.07
2003 14.44
2004 15.24
2005 15.16
2006 14.89
2007 14.88
2008 14.96
2009 15.53
2010 15.95
2011 16.23
2012 16.52
2013 16.76
2014 17.00
2015 17.01
2016 16.99
2017 17.07
2018 17.23
2019 17.36

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity