Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Self-employed, total (% of total employment) was 25.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Caribbean Small States, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Caribbean Small States is 25.5%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Caribbean Small States peaked at 26.3% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 23.5%, in 2012.
Caribbean Small States ranks 38th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 25.4% | — |
| 1992 | 25.9% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 26.3% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 26.2% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 25.5% | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 25.7% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 25.1% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 24.3% | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 24.7% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 24.4% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 24.5% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 24.2% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 23.9% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 23.7% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 23.5% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 23.5% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 23.5% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 23.5% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 23.8% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 23.9% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 24.1% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 23.5% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 24.0% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 23.8% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 24.3% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 25.0% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 25.1% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 25.1% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 25.6% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 26.1% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 25.9% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 26.2% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 26.0% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 25.6% | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 25.5% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.4% | 24.3% | 26.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 23.8% | 23.5% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.4% | 23.5% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.9% | 25.5% | 26.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
More work & labour data for Caribbean Small States
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 75.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 67.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 51.4% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 75.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 68.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 59.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 39.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 45.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 50.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 59.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Caribbean Small States?
- Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Caribbean Small States was 25.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, total (% of total employment) recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 26.3% in 1993.
- What is the lowest self-employed, total (% of total employment) recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.5% in 2012.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 38th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Self-employed, total (% of total 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.