Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) fell 0.891% to 3.43% in Oman in 2023, according to .
Historically, Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) in Oman reached an all time high of 14.5% in 1991 and an all time low of 3.43% in 2023. When compared to Oman's main peers, Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) in Iran amounted to 42.5%, 6.83% in Saudi Arabia, 4.87% in United Arab Emirates and 53.8% in Yemen in 2023.
Oman has been ranked 167th within the group of 170 countries we follow in terms of Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce), 2 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Bahrain | % | 2.68% | 2.67% | 2.66% | 2.67% | 2.67% | ||||||||||||||||
| Djibouti | % | 52.2% | 51.8% | 51.4% | 51.5% | 51.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Eritrea | % | 77.2% | 77.1% | 76.9% | 77.1% | 76.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | % | 44.6% | 45.5% | 45.0% | 43.7% | 42.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | % | 29.7% | 29.0% | 30.0% | 31.1% | 31.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Jordan | % | 14.8% | 12.7% | 12.4% | 11.1% | 11.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Oman | % | 3.64% | 3.54% | 3.51% | 3.54% | 3.52% | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | % | 58.3% | 57.0% | 59.7% | 59.3% | 57.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Qatar | % | 0.410% | 0.400% | 0.402% | 0.400% | 0.397% | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | % | 2.91% | 2.57% | 5.23% | 5.54% | 6.57% | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | % | 31.9% | 31.8% | 31.8% | 31.8% | 31.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | % | 3.49% | 3.97% | 4.94% | 4.59% | 4.41% | ||||||||||||||||
| Yemen | % | 52.9% | 53.7% | 54.1% | 54.3% | 53.9% |
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