{
 "code": "LK.LAB.WDI.SL_EMP_SELF_ZS.A",
 "name": "Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) (World Bank WDI)",
 "unit": "% of total 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_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": 44.59, "status": null},
  {"period": "1992", "value": 44.42, "status": null},
  {"period": "1993", "value": 44.24, "status": null},
  {"period": "1994", "value": 44.35, "status": null},
  {"period": "1995", "value": 44.28, "status": null},
  {"period": "1996", "value": 44.16, "status": null},
  {"period": "1997", "value": 44.00, "status": null},
  {"period": "1998", "value": 47.71, "status": null},
  {"period": "1999", "value": 45.89, "status": null},
  {"period": "2000", "value": 47.11, "status": null},
  {"period": "2001", "value": 44.74, "status": null},
  {"period": "2002", "value": 45.46, "status": null},
  {"period": "2003", "value": 45.47, "status": null},
  {"period": "2004", "value": 43.92, "status": null},
  {"period": "2005", "value": 44.07, "status": null},
  {"period": "2006", "value": 47.76, "status": null},
  {"period": "2007", "value": 46.88, "status": null},
  {"period": "2008", "value": 47.35, "status": null},
  {"period": "2009", "value": 45.77, "status": null},
  {"period": "2010", "value": 45.37, "status": null},
  {"period": "2011", "value": 44.91, "status": null},
  {"period": "2012", "value": 43.58, "status": null},
  {"period": "2013", "value": 43.71, "status": null},
  {"period": "2014", "value": 42.98, "status": null},
  {"period": "2015", "value": 43.85, "status": null},
  {"period": "2016", "value": 42.18, "status": null},
  {"period": "2017", "value": 42.33, "status": null},
  {"period": "2018", "value": 42.20, "status": null},
  {"period": "2019", "value": 42.08, "status": null},
  {"period": "2020", "value": 42.55, "status": null},
  {"period": "2021", "value": 42.74, "status": null},
  {"period": "2022", "value": 41.97, "status": null},
  {"period": "2023", "value": 42.09, "status": null},
  {"period": "2024", "value": 42.15, "status": null},
  {"period": "2025", "value": 42.0703, "status": null}
 ]
}