Own-account workers, total in Palestine, State of

Palestine, State of: Own-account workers, total was 31.0% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
31.0%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
67th
of 187 countries
All-time high
37.7%
in 1997
All-time low
30.7%
in 2014
Years of data
26
1991–2016

Own-account workers, total in Palestine, State of, 1991–2016

0102030401991200320161991: 36.5 % of total employment1992: 36.6 % of total employment1993: 36.8 % of total employment1994: 35.8 % of total employment1995: 36.3 % of total employment1996: 37.1 % of total employment1997: 37.7 % of total employment1998: 37.3 % of total employment1999: 35.5 % of total employment2000: 35.1 % of total employment2001: 34 % of total employment2002: 35 % of total employment2003: 35 % of total employment2004: 34.2 % of total employment2005: 32.8 % of total employment2006: 32.5 % of total employment2007: 33.6 % of total employment2008: 33.4 % of total employment2009: 33.1 % of total employment2010: 32.6 % of total employment2011: 32.6 % of total employment2012: 31.1 % of total employment2013: 31 % of total employment2014: 30.7 % of total employment2015: 30.9 % of total employment2016: 31 % of total employment

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

Analysis

Palestine, State of recorded 31.0% for own-account workers, total in 2016.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, own-account workers, total in Palestine, State of peaked at 37.7% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 30.7%, in 2014.

Palestine, State of ranks 67th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Own-account workers, total in Palestine, State of, year by year

Annual values for Own-account workers, total (% of total employment) in Palestine, State of, 1991 to 2016.
Year % of total employment Change
1991 36.5%
1992 36.6% +0.3%
1993 36.8% +0.4%
1994 35.8% -2.6%
1995 36.3% +1.4%
1996 37.1% +2.2%
1997 37.7% +1.7%
1998 37.3% -1.2%
1999 35.5% -4.7%
2000 35.1% -1.4%
2001 34.0% -3.1%
2002 35.0% +3.1%
2003 35.0% -0.1%
2004 34.2% -2.2%
2005 32.8% -4.1%
2006 32.5% -0.9%
2007 33.6% +3.4%
2008 33.4% -0.6%
2009 33.1% -1.0%
2010 32.6% -1.6%
2011 32.6% +0.0%
2012 31.1% -4.7%
2013 31.0% -0.3%
2014 30.7% -0.7%
2015 30.9% +0.5%
2016 31.0% +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 36.6% 35.5% 37.7% 9
2000s 33.9% 32.5% 35.1% 10
2010s 31.4% 30.7% 32.6% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is own-account workers, total in Palestine, State of?
Own-account workers, total in Palestine, State of was 31.0% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest own-account workers, total recorded in Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 37.7% in 1997.
What is the lowest own-account workers, total recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 30.7% in 2014.
How does Palestine, State of rank for own-account workers, total?
Palestine, State of ranks 67th out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
Is own-account workers, total rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Palestine, State of 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.

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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
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