Singapore—Self-Employed (%)
Category: LaborSource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #33 of 148Updated April 2026
Latest Value
67.6%
2024
YoY Change
-1.4%
2023 → 2024
Global Rank
#33
of 148 countries
Maximum
70.5%
2021
Minimum
49.3%
2000
CAGR
+1.3%
25 years
Last
67.6%
Previous
68.6%
Highest
70.5%
Lowest
49.3%
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Singapore's self-employed (%) was 67.6% in 2024, ranking #33 out of 148 countries. This represents a -1.4% change from 2023. Over the past 25 years, the highest recorded value was 70.5% (2021) and the lowest was 49.3% (2000). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 67.6% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 68.6% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 70.0% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 70.5% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 68.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 68.0% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 67.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 67.7% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 68.0% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 68.3% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 67.0% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 66.7% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 66.6% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 66.1% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 66.2% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 65.4% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 65.6% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 65.1% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 65.0% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 63.0% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 63.3% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 63.2% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 63.6% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 64.4% | +30.6% |
| 2000 | 49.3% |
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 |