Paraguay—Self-Employed (%)
Category: LaborSource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #18 of 153Updated July 2026
Latest Value
70.2%
2024
YoY Change
-0.7%
2023 → 2024
Global Rank
#18
of 153 countries
Maximum
72.4%
2019
Minimum
67.0%
2006
CAGR
+0.1%
25 years
Last
70.2%
Previous
70.7%
Highest
72.4%
Lowest
67.0%
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Paraguay's self-employed (%) was 70.2% in 2024, ranking #18 out of 153 countries. This represents a -0.7% change from 2023. Over the past 25 years, the highest recorded value was 72.4% (2019) and the lowest was 67.0% (2006). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 70.2% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 70.7% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 70.5% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 71.7% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 70.1% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 72.4% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 71.9% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 71.0% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 70.0% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 67.9% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 68.0% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 69.9% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 71.3% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 67.9% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 67.7% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 69.6% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 69.3% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 68.8% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 67.0% | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 70.3% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 71.4% | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 67.6% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 68.7% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 68.2% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 69.1% |
Top Countries — Self-Employed (%)
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | 88.0% | 2024 |
| 2 | Tanzania | 85.3% | 2024 |
| 3 | Nigeria | 81.5% | 2024 |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates | 81.4% | 2024 |
| 5 | Cambodia | 80.0% | 2023 |
| 6 | Niger | 79.6% | 2022 |
| 7 | Bolivia | 79.6% | 2024 |
| 8 | Uganda | 79.4% | 2021 |
| 9 | Mozambique | 78.8% | 2022 |
| 10 | Rwanda | 76.8% | 2025 |