Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total was -1.12 % in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total in Sri Lanka, 2010–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total in Sri Lanka stood at -1.12 %.
The figure is up 50.2% on the previous year and up 69.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total in Sri Lanka peaked at 4.36 % in 2010 and was at its lowest, -6.89 %, in 2017.
Sri Lanka ranks 26th of 60 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4.36 % | — |
| 2011 | 4.18 % | -4.1% |
| 2013 | -3.02 % | -172.2% |
| 2014 | -3.63 % | +20.2% |
| 2015 | -2.16 % | -40.5% |
| 2016 | -3.42 % | +58.3% |
| 2017 | -6.89 % | +101.5% |
| 2018 | -1.4 % | -79.7% |
| 2019 | -2.06 % | +47.1% |
| 2020 | -1.9 % | -7.8% |
| 2021 | -2.89 % | +52.1% |
| 2022 | -4.07 % | +40.8% |
| 2023 | -2.25 % | -44.7% |
| 2024 | -1.12 % | -50.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -1.56 % | -6.89 % | 4.36 % | 9 |
| 2020s | -2.45 % | -4.07 % | -1.12 % | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total in Sri Lanka?
- Gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total in Sri Lanka was -1.12 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 4.36 % in 2010.
- What is the lowest gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.89 % in 2017.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total?
- Sri Lanka ranks 26th out of 60 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total AFSemployment — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agrifood systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.