Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Oman
Oman: Self-employed, total (% of total employment) was 5.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Oman, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Oman recorded 5.0% for self-employed, total (% of total employment) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Oman peaked at 14.5% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2011.
That places Oman 182nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Oman, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 14.5% | — |
| 1992 | 14.3% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 14.2% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 14.2% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 14.1% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 13.9% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 13.5% | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 13.3% | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 12.8% | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 12.4% | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 11.6% | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 10.9% | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 10.1% | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 9.4% | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 8.5% | -9.6% |
| 2006 | 7.7% | -9.3% |
| 2007 | 6.9% | -9.8% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | -14.1% |
| 2009 | 5.2% | -12.6% |
| 2010 | 4.3% | -16.5% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 4.3% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 4.5% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 4.8% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 4.8% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 4.9% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 4.8% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 4.8% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 5.1% | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 5.1% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 4.9% | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 5.0% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 5.0% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 5.0% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.9% | 12.8% | 14.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 8.9% | 5.2% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 4.3% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 4.9% | 5.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Oman
- 179 United States 6.1% compare
- 180 Saudi Arabia 5.5% compare
- 181 United Arab Emirates 5.1% compare
- 183 Norway 4.9% compare
- 184 Kuwait 3.2% compare
- 185 Bahrain 2.4% compare
More work & labour data for Oman
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.6675 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.5966 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.7628 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.13 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6784 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 6,410 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 346.71 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 5,193 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 6,902 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 12,095 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Oman?
- Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Oman was 5.0% 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 Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 14.5% in 1991.
- What is the lowest self-employed, total (% of total employment) recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2011.
- How does Oman rank for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Oman ranks 182nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Oman 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.