Self-Employed, Female (As % of Female Workforce) fell 0.277% to 80.0% in East Timor in 2023

Self-Employed, Female (As % of Female Workforce) (%), 2023
Labour | East Timor | September 1, 2025
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Self-Employed, Female (As % of Female Workforce) fell 0.277% to 80.0% in East Timor in 2023, according to .

Historically, Self-Employed, Female (As % of Female Workforce) in East Timor reached an all time high of 85.9% in 2001 and an all time low of 80.0% in 2023. When compared to East Timor's main peers, Self-Employed, Female (As % of Female Workforce) in Australia amounted to 9.39%, 61.2% in Indonesia, 20.7% in Malaysia and 84.4% in Papua New Guinea in 2023.

East Timor has been ranked 35th within the group of 170 countries we follow in terms of Self-Employed, Female (As % of Female Workforce), 2 places above the position seen 10 years ago.

Self-Employed, Female (As % of Female Workforce) Unit 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Australia % 10.3% 9.71% 9.90% 9.64% 9.67%
Cambodia % 61.1% 61.4% 61.8% 62.0% 61.9%
East Timor % 82.6% 82.3% 81.6% 81.4% 80.7%
Indonesia % 58.3% 59.1% 59.0% 60.0% 60.6%
Malaysia % 21.0% 20.8% 20.7% 20.8% 20.8%
New Zealand % 16.5% 16.3% 16.0% 15.8% 16.0%
Papua New Guinea % 85.6% 85.2% 84.8% 84.9% 84.8%
Philippines % 40.7% 39.9% 39.5% 41.0% 41.0%
Singapore % 8.94% 8.85% 8.90% 8.71% 8.86%
Thailand % 50.7% 51.6% 50.3% 50.6% 52.6%
Vietnam % 62.2% 60.5% 59.4% 59.5% 58.4%