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Kuwait: Own-account workers, male

2.46percent · 2016-9.4% since 2006

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". Reported as: modeled ILO estimate. Annual figures for Kuwait from 1991 to 2016.

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Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20162.465
20152.482
20142.502
20132.526
20122.555
20112.585
20102.606
20092.632
20082.654
20072.689
20062.72
20052.754
20042.796
20032.845
20022.875
20012.903
20002.932
19992.975
19983.034
19973.041
19963.078
19953.125
19943.179
19931.767
19921.828
19911.805

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World Bank (2026). Own-account workers, male. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-own-account-workers-male (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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