Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
LabourWB WDIwb_wdi:SL.EMP.SELF.ZS•% of total employment•1991 → 2024•187 countries
Series quick facts
High-level context for this country series.
LabourWB WDI
Coverage
187
Frequency
yearly
Range
1991 \u2192 2024
Latest
2024
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2024)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 12.15%
12.15% – 17.36%
17.36% – 27.25%
27.25% – 39.59%
39.59% – 52.57%
52.57% – 75.52%
> 75.52%
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Highest 15 countries
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
50 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Countries
50
Median
76.3%
Mean
74.8%
25th pctl
67.2%
75th pctl
82.8%
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Compare trends
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
ChadNigerSierra Leone
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChadTCD | 91.51% | 2024 | |
| NigerNER | 89.74% | 2024 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 89.04% | 2024 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 88.52% | 2024 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 86.42% | 2024 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 85.55% | 2024 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 85.48% | 2024 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 85.46% | 2024 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 85.34% | 2024 | |
| BurundiBDI | 84.92% | 2024 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 84.63% | 2024 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 83.36% | 2024 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 82.84% | 2024 | |
| South SudanSSD | 82.55% | 2023 | |
| GuineaGIN | 82.25% | 2024 | |
| UgandaUGA | 80.71% | 2024 | |
| BeninBEN | 80.23% | 2024 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 78.85% | 2024 | |
| NepalNPL | 78.84% | 2024 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 78.62% | 2024 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 77.4% | 2024 | |
| TogoTGO | 77.05% | 2024 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 76.89% | 2024 | |
| MaliMLI | 76.89% | 2024 | |
| HaitiHTI | 76.79% | 2024 | |
| AngolaAGO | 75.86% | 2024 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 75.68% | 2024 | |
| IndiaIND | 75.39% | 2024 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 75.05% | 2024 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 72.06% | 2024 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 71.32% | 2024 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 70.9% | 2024 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 70.09% | 2024 | |
| BhutanBTN | 69.9% | 2024 | |
| CameroonCMR | 69.57% | 2024 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 68.98% | 2024 | |
| GhanaGHA | 67.85% | 2024 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 67.18% | 2024 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 66.51% | 2024 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 65.46% | 2024 | |
| KenyaKEN | 64.95% | 2024 | |
| SenegalSEN | 64.66% | 2024 | |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK | 62.13% | 2024 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 61.43% | 2024 | |
| MalawiMWI | 61.32% | 2024 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 60.62% | 2024 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 58.72% | 2024 | |
| ComorosCOM | 58.02% | 2024 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 57.72% | 2024 | |
| PakistanPAK | 57.22% | 2024 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)