Guyana - Self-employed

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

Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Guyana was 33.80 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 50.72 in 1991, while its lowest value was 33.80 in 2019.

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 50.72
1992 50.09
1993 49.67
1994 49.32
1995 48.80
1996 48.50
1997 48.04
1998 47.53
1999 47.03
2000 46.51
2001 45.88
2002 45.20
2003 44.18
2004 43.25
2005 42.25
2006 41.38
2007 40.74
2008 40.00
2009 39.28
2010 38.64
2011 38.01
2012 37.45
2013 36.95
2014 36.42
2015 35.92
2016 35.54
2017 34.97
2018 34.42
2019 33.80

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

Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Guyana was 34.77 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 35.84 in 2005, while its lowest value was 33.08 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 34.38
1992 34.28
1993 34.11
1994 33.88
1995 33.74
1996 33.42
1997 33.08
1998 33.28
1999 33.22
2000 33.71
2001 33.85
2002 34.12
2003 34.68
2004 35.03
2005 35.84
2006 35.65
2007 35.39
2008 35.57
2009 35.58
2010 35.50
2011 35.31
2012 34.89
2013 34.58
2014 34.32
2015 34.18
2016 34.16
2017 34.32
2018 34.49
2019 34.77

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

Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Guyana was 34.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 39.49 in 1991, while its lowest value was 34.40 in 2019.

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 39.49
1992 39.32
1993 39.16
1994 38.85
1995 38.57
1996 38.19
1997 37.76
1998 37.69
1999 37.42
2000 37.56
2001 37.42
2002 37.37
2003 37.53
2004 37.53
2005 37.83
2006 37.46
2007 37.12
2008 37.03
2009 36.82
2010 36.57
2011 36.25
2012 35.79
2013 35.43
2014 35.08
2015 34.82
2016 34.68
2017 34.57
2018 34.47
2019 34.40

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity