New Zealand—Self-Employed (%)
Category: LaborSource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #18 of 148Updated April 2026
Latest Value
71.3%
2024
YoY Change
-1.1%
2023 → 2024
Global Rank
#18
of 148 countries
Maximum
72.1%
2023
Minimum
65.2%
2000
CAGR
+0.4%
25 years
Last
71.3%
Previous
72.1%
Highest
72.1%
Lowest
65.2%
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
New Zealand's self-employed (%) was 71.3% in 2024, ranking #18 out of 148 countries. This represents a -1.1% change from 2023. Over the past 25 years, the highest recorded value was 72.1% (2023) and the lowest was 65.2% (2000). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 71.3% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 72.1% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 71.3% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 70.8% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 70.2% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 70.6% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 70.9% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 70.9% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 70.0% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 68.8% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 68.7% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 67.8% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 67.6% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 67.9% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 67.6% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 67.9% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 68.3% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 68.4% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 68.2% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 67.7% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 66.9% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 66.3% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 66.5% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 65.8% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 65.2% |
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 |