Self-employed in Syria in 2025 — 42.4%. Ranked 69 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 12.5 pp.
1991–2025 · % of employment
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Syria
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 42.4 | −0 pp |
| 2024 | 42.5 | −0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 42.5 | −0.2 pp |
| 2022 | 42.8 | +0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 42.7 | −0.6 pp |
| 2020 | 43.3 | +0.4 pp |
| 2019 | 42.9 | −0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 43 | +0 pp |
| 2017 | 42.9 | +0.2 pp |
| 2016 | 42.8 | +0.6 pp |
| 2015 | 42.2 | +0.5 pp |
| 2014 | 41.7 | +1.5 pp |
| 2013 | 40.2 | +1.9 pp |
| 2012 | 38.3 | +0.9 pp |
| 2011 | 37.4 | +0.6 pp |
| 2010 | 36.8 | −1.4 pp |
| 2009 | 38.2 | −0 pp |
| 2008 | 38.2 | −8 pp |
| 2007 | 46.3 | +1.8 pp |
| 2006 | 44.5 | −1.4 pp |
| 2005 | 45.9 | −1.5 pp |
| 2004 | 47.4 | −1.2 pp |
| 2003 | 48.6 | −1.1 pp |
| 2002 | 49.8 | −1 pp |
| 2001 | 50.8 | −0.2 pp |
| 2000 | 50.9 | −0.2 pp |
| 1999 | 51.1 | −0.4 pp |
| 1998 | 51.5 | −0.8 pp |
| 1997 | 52.3 | −0.6 pp |
| 1996 | 52.9 | −0.7 pp |
| 1995 | 53.5 | −0.5 pp |
| 1994 | 54 | −0.4 pp |
| 1993 | 54.4 | −0.3 pp |
| 1992 | 54.6 | −0.3 pp |
| 1991 | 54.9 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The share of total employment that is self-employed: employers, own-account workers, members of producers cooperatives and contributing family workers. High values in low-income countries reflect not developed entrepreneurship but the absence of wage jobs and informal work in agriculture and small-scale trade.
Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.
The share of own-account and contributing family workers — with no contract, insurance or guarantees.
Labor Employment-to-population ratioThe share of the population aged 15 and over that actually works.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
