{
 "code": "LK.LAB.WDI.SL_EMP_SELF_MA_ZS.A",
 "name": "Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) (World Bank WDI)",
 "unit": "% of male employment",
 "frequency": "Annual",
 "base_year": null,
 "producer": "World Bank",
 "publisher": "World Bank",
 "source_url": "https://data.worldbank.org/country/sri-lanka",
 "latest_vintage": "2026-10-08",
 "page": "/data/series/LK.LAB.WDI.SL_EMP_SELF_MA_ZS.A/",
 "notice": "Compiled by Macro Lab; not an official publication of the source agency. Provided as is, without warranty of any kind. Not investment advice.",
 "licence": "Source: The World Bank. Licence: CC BY 4.0. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
 "observations": [
  {"period": "1991", "value": 46.01, "status": null},
  {"period": "1992", "value": 45.69, "status": null},
  {"period": "1993", "value": 45.64, "status": null},
  {"period": "1994", "value": 45.71, "status": null},
  {"period": "1995", "value": 45.56, "status": null},
  {"period": "1996", "value": 45.46, "status": null},
  {"period": "1997", "value": 45.34, "status": null},
  {"period": "1998", "value": 47.88, "status": null},
  {"period": "1999", "value": 46.01, "status": null},
  {"period": "2000", "value": 47.03, "status": null},
  {"period": "2001", "value": 45.77, "status": null},
  {"period": "2002", "value": 46.12, "status": null},
  {"period": "2003", "value": 46.34, "status": null},
  {"period": "2004", "value": 44.77, "status": null},
  {"period": "2005", "value": 43.88, "status": null},
  {"period": "2006", "value": 47.476109, "status": null},
  {"period": "2007", "value": 46.43, "status": null},
  {"period": "2008", "value": 46.84, "status": null},
  {"period": "2009", "value": 44.59, "status": null},
  {"period": "2010", "value": 44.30, "status": null},
  {"period": "2011", "value": 43.97, "status": null},
  {"period": "2012", "value": 43.35, "status": null},
  {"period": "2013", "value": 42.91, "status": null},
  {"period": "2014", "value": 42.20, "status": null},
  {"period": "2015", "value": 43.20, "status": null},
  {"period": "2016", "value": 41.07, "status": null},
  {"period": "2017", "value": 41.17, "status": null},
  {"period": "2018", "value": 42.11, "status": null},
  {"period": "2019", "value": 42.20, "status": null},
  {"period": "2020", "value": 43.20, "status": null},
  {"period": "2021", "value": 43.33, "status": null},
  {"period": "2022", "value": 42.87, "status": null},
  {"period": "2023", "value": 42.87, "status": null},
  {"period": "2024", "value": 42.95, "status": null},
  {"period": "2025", "value": 42.899703, "status": null}
 ]
}