Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment was 49.29 % in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Vanuatu, 2006–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Vanuatu stood at 49.29 %. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 40.8% on the previous year and down 47.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Vanuatu peaked at 95.41 % in 2009 and was at its lowest, 49.29 %, in 2020.
That places Vanuatu 36th out of 67 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 94.76 % | — |
| 2009 | 95.41 % | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 93.81 % | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 83.32 % | -11.2% |
| 2020 | 49.29 % | -40.8% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 49.29 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 80.14 %, 62% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 49.29 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 71.97 %, 68% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.09 % | 94.76 % | 95.41 % | 2 |
| 2010s | 88.56 % | 83.32 % | 93.81 % | 2 |
| 2020s | 49.29 % | 49.29 % | 49.29 % | 1 |
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- 33 Kyrgyzstan 56.04 % compare
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More agriculture & rural data for Vanuatu
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2663 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,054 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7768 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 26.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 26.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.8% (2011)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Vanuatu?
- Share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Vanuatu was 49.29 % in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 95.41 % in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.29 % in 2020.
- How does Vanuatu rank for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment?
- Vanuatu ranks 36th out of 67 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in [industry] by [sex]: Total AFS employment — Value — Female — 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.