Malta—Self-Employed (%)
Category: LaborSource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #38 of 148Updated April 2026
Latest Value
67.1%
2024
YoY Change
-6.5%
2023 → 2024
Global Rank
#38
of 148 countries
Maximum
71.8%
2023
Minimum
49.0%
2004
CAGR
+1.3%
25 years
Last
67.1%
Previous
71.8%
Highest
71.8%
Lowest
49.0%
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Malta's self-employed (%) was 67.1% in 2024, ranking #38 out of 148 countries. This represents a -6.5% change from 2023. Over the past 25 years, the highest recorded value was 71.8% (2023) and the lowest was 49.0% (2004). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 67.1% | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 71.8% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 70.5% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 68.1% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 66.8% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 65.6% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 64.4% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 62.5% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 61.3% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 60.2% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 59.6% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 58.3% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 56.6% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 55.2% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 54.3% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 53.7% | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 50.0% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 49.9% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 49.1% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 49.1% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 49.0% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 50.3% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 50.4% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 50.3% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 49.7% |
Top Countries — Self-Employed (%)
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahamas, The | 97.7% | 2023 |
| 2 | Qatar | 87.4% | 2022 |
| 3 | Tanzania | 85.3% | 2024 |
| 4 | Nigeria | 81.5% | 2024 |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates | 81.4% | 2024 |
| 6 | Cambodia | 80.0% | 2023 |
| 7 | Niger | 79.6% | 2022 |
| 8 | Bolivia | 79.6% | 2024 |
| 9 | Uganda | 79.4% | 2021 |
| 10 | Mozambique | 78.8% | 2022 |