Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Suriname
Suriname: Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) was 13.0% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Suriname, 1991–2016
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
Analysis
In 2016, own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Suriname stood at 13.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Suriname peaked at 20.3% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 2015.
Suriname ranks 140th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 13.7% | — |
| 1992 | 13.8% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 13.7% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 14.7% | +7.2% |
| 1995 | 15.2% | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 18.6% | +22.5% |
| 1997 | 20.3% | +9.5% |
| 1998 | 19.1% | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 19.2% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 19.2% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 19.0% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 19.6% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 19.5% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 19.7% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 13.6% | -31.0% |
| 2006 | 13.7% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 13.6% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 13.7% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 13.4% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 13.3% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 13.3% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 13.3% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 13.0% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 12.9% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 12.6% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 13.0% | +3.4% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 13.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26.5%, 49% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 13.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 24.9%, 52% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Suriname changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -31.0% | 19.7% | 13.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.5% | 13.7% | 20.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 16.5% | 13.4% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 12.6% | 13.3% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More gender data for Suriname
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 158.99 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4271 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 506.66 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 506.66 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 5,273 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 5,469 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 5,254 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 5,447 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 5,239 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Suriname?
- Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Suriname was 13.0% in 2016, according to International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
- What is the highest own-account workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 20.3% in 1997.
- What is the lowest own-account workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 2015.
- How does Suriname rank for own-account workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Suriname ranks 140th out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is own-account workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017, published as part of Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Own-account workers are workers who, working on their own account or with one or more more partners, hold the types of jobs defined as "self-employment jobs" and have not engaged on a continuous basis any employees to work for them. Own account workers are a subcategory of "self-employed".