Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Self-employed, total (% of total employment) was 57.4% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Mauritania, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 57.4% for self-employed, total (% of total employment) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Mauritania peaked at 59.8% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 57.2%, in 2012.
Mauritania ranks 49th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 59.6% | — |
| 1992 | 59.6% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 59.6% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 59.8% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 59.7% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 59.6% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 59.6% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 59.6% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 59.6% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 59.7% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 59.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 59.6% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 59.5% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 59.2% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 58.9% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 58.3% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 58.0% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 57.7% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 57.6% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 57.4% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 57.2% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 57.2% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 57.5% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 57.8% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 58.2% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 58.5% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 58.8% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 58.5% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 58.2% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 58.9% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 58.4% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 58.2% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 58.0% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 57.7% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 57.4% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.6% | 59.6% | 59.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 58.8% | 57.6% | 59.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.9% | 57.2% | 58.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.1% | 57.4% | 58.9% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Mauritania?
- Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Mauritania was 57.4% 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 Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 59.8% in 1994.
- What is the lowest self-employed, total (% of total employment) recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.2% in 2012.
- How does Mauritania rank for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Mauritania ranks 49th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mauritania 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.