Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Cambodia
Cambodia: Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment was 80.06 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Cambodia, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 80.06 % for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in 2023.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Cambodia peaked at 96.4 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 69.9 %, in 2012.
Cambodia ranks 17th of 68 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 96.4 % | — |
| 2001 | 94.89 % | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 92.31 % | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 92.27 % | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 90.11 % | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 88.43 % | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 87.18 % | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 87.38 % | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 69.9 % | -20.0% |
| 2013 | 82.18 % | +17.6% |
| 2014 | 83.57 % | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 81.04 % | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 78.73 % | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 80.99 % | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 87.7 % | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 84.59 % | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 83.27 % | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 80.06 % | -3.9% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 80.06 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 77.82 %, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 80.06 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 75.65 %, 1.1× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.4 % | 88.43 % | 96.4 % | 6 |
| 2010s | 82.07 % | 69.9 % | 87.7 % | 9 |
| 2020s | 82.64 % | 80.06 % | 84.59 % | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 14 Senegal 85 % compare
- 15 Serbia 84.02 % compare
- 16 Dominican Republic 80.48 % compare
- 18 Bosnia and Herzegovina 79.16 % compare
- 19 North Macedonia 78.96 % compare
- 20 Myanmar 78.77 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Cambodia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1611 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 462.77 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.7882 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5889 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 3.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Cambodia?
- Share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Cambodia was 80.06 % in 2023, 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 Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 96.4 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.9 % in 2012.
- How does Cambodia rank for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment?
- Cambodia ranks 17th out of 68 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia 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]: Agricultural employment — Value — Male — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture. 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.