Own-account workers, total in Macau, China

Macau, China: Own-account workers, total was 3.1% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
3.1%
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
181st
of 187 countries
All-time high
7.0%
in 2000
All-time low
2.8%
in 2014
Years of data
26
1991–2016

Own-account workers, total in Macau, China, 1991–2016

02461991200320161991: 6.2 % of total employment1992: 6.3 % of total employment1993: 6.2 % of total employment1994: 6.2 % of total employment1995: 6.2 % of total employment1996: 6.2 % of total employment1997: 4.9 % of total employment1998: 4.7 % of total employment1999: 5.7 % of total employment2000: 7 % of total employment2001: 6.4 % of total employment2002: 5.6 % of total employment2003: 6 % of total employment2004: 6.3 % of total employment2005: 5.2 % of total employment2006: 4.6 % of total employment2007: 4.4 % of total employment2008: 3.8 % of total employment2009: 4.1 % of total employment2010: 4.2 % of total employment2011: 4 % of total employment2012: 3.7 % of total employment2013: 3.3 % of total employment2014: 2.8 % of total employment2015: 3 % of total employment2016: 3.1 % of total employment

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total employment.

Analysis

The most recent figure for own-account workers, total in Macau, China is 3.1%, measured in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and down 32.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, own-account workers, total in Macau, China peaked at 7.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2014.

That places Macau, China 181st out of 187 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Own-account workers, total in Macau, China, year by year

Annual values for Own-account workers, total (% of total employment) in Macau, China, 1991 to 2016.
Year % of total employment Change
1991 6.2%
1992 6.3% +0.5%
1993 6.2% -1.2%
1994 6.2% -0.3%
1995 6.2% +0.7%
1996 6.2% -0.4%
1997 4.9% -20.8%
1998 4.7% -3.5%
1999 5.7% +21.0%
2000 7.0% +21.2%
2001 6.4% -7.7%
2002 5.6% -12.0%
2003 6.0% +5.6%
2004 6.3% +5.2%
2005 5.2% -16.6%
2006 4.6% -12.5%
2007 4.4% -4.0%
2008 3.8% -12.5%
2009 4.1% +6.6%
2010 4.2% +2.4%
2011 4.0% -4.3%
2012 3.7% -7.2%
2013 3.3% -12.5%
2014 2.8% -13.8%
2015 3.0% +5.5%
2016 3.1% +3.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5.9% 4.7% 6.3% 9
2000s 5.3% 3.8% 7.0% 10
2010s 3.4% 2.8% 4.2% 7

Countries ranked near Macau, China

  1. 178 Norway 5.0% compare
  2. 179 Denmark 4.9% compare
  3. 180 Brunei Darussalam 4.5% compare
  4. 182 Saudi Arabia 3.0% compare
  5. 183 Belarus 2.5% compare
  6. 184 Kuwait 1.9% compare

See the full ranking of 213 places →

More work & labour data for Macau, China

All data for Macau, China →

Frequently asked questions

What is own-account workers, total in Macau, China?
Own-account workers, total in Macau, China was 3.1% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest own-account workers, total recorded in Macau, China?
The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 2000.
What is the lowest own-account workers, total recorded in Macau, China?
The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2014.
How does Macau, China rank for own-account workers, total?
Macau, China ranks 181st out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
Is own-account workers, total rising or falling in Macau, China?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Macau, China data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Own-account workers, total (% of total employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Own-account workers, total in Macau, China. Statizoid. Retrieved 05 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/own-account-workers-total-percent-of-total-employment/macao-sar-china/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/own-account-workers-total-percent-of-total-employment/macao-sar-china/">Own-account workers, total in Macau, China</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Own-account workers, total (% of total employment)
Unit
% of total employment
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
213 places, 5,537 data points, 1991–2016
Last refreshed