Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Self-employed, female (% of female employment) was 23.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 23.3%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 23.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 20.5%, in 1992.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 112th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 20.5% | — |
| 1992 | 20.5% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 20.6% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 20.6% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 20.7% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 20.8% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 20.8% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 20.8% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 21.0% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 21.1% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 21.3% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 21.3% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 21.4% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 21.3% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 21.4% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 21.5% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 21.4% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 21.5% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 21.8% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 22.0% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 22.3% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 22.4% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 22.6% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 22.8% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 22.9% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 23.0% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 23.1% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 23.1% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 23.2% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 23.7% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 23.5% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 23.6% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 23.5% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 23.5% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 23.3% | -0.7% |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines compared with similar countries
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 23.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 31.5%, 74% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 23.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.5%, 76% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.7% | 20.5% | 21.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 21.4% | 21.1% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.7% | 22.0% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.5% | 23.3% | 23.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- 109 Serbia 24.0% compare
- 110 Syrian Arab Republic 23.4% compare
- 111 Algeria 23.4% compare
- 113 Costa Rica 23.3% compare
- 114 Libya 23.1% compare
- 115 Palestine, State of 22.9% compare
More work & labour data for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7465 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7145 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7771 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.47 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.2601 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 71.69 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 37.72 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 32.81 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 31.4 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 64.22 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 23.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 23.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.5% in 1992.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 112th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.