economic2026
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024.
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Key Insights
Global Average
38.8%
Median: 31.9%
Countries Covered
186
with available data
Highest
Chad
91.5%
Lowest
Qatar
0.8%
Top 5 Countries
1Chad91.5%
2Niger89.7%
3Sierra Leone89.0%
4Madagascar88.5%
5Nigeria86.4%
By Region
Africa55.0%(9 countries)
Other47.5%(106 countries)
South America36.9%(7 countries)
Asia32.7%(26 countries)
North America22.3%(4 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.8%)High (91.5%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 38.8%)
Africa (9)
Other (106)
South America (7)
Asia (26)
North America (4)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chad | 91.5% |
| 2 | Niger | 89.7% |
| 3 | Sierra Leone | 89.0% |
| 4 | Madagascar | 88.5% |
| 5 | Nigeria | 86.4% |
| 6 | United Republic of Tanzania | 85.5% |
| 7 | Central African Republic | 85.5% |
| 8 | Mozambique | 85.5% |
| 9 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 85.3% |
| 10 | Burundi | 84.9% |
| 11 | Ethiopia | 84.6% |
| 12 | Afghanistan | 83.4% |
| 13 | Burkina Faso | 82.8% |
| 14 | South Sudan | 82.5% |
| 15 | Guinea | 82.2% |
| 16 | Uganda | 80.7% |
| 17 | Benin | 80.2% |
| 18 | Papua New Guinea | 78.8% |
| 19 | Nepal | 78.8% |
| 20 | Liberia | 78.6% |
| 21 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 77.4% |
| 22 | Togo | 77.0% |
| 23 | Republic of the Congo | 76.9% |
| 24 | Mali | 76.9% |
| 25 | Haiti | 76.8% |
| 26 | Angola | 75.9% |
| 27 | Guinea-Bissau | 75.7% |
| 28 | India | 75.4% |
| 29 | Timor-Leste | 75.1% |
| 30 | Zambia | 72.1% |
| 31 | Cote d'Ivoire | 71.3% |
| 32 | Zimbabwe | 70.9% |
| 33 | Solomon Islands | 70.1% |
| 34 | Bhutan | 69.9% |
| 35 | Cameroon | 69.6% |
| 36 | Republic of The Gambia | 69.0% |
| 37 | Ghana | 67.9% |
| 38 | Azerbaijan | 67.2% |
| 39 | Bolivia | 66.5% |
| 40 | Myanmar | 65.5% |
| 41 | Kenya | 64.9% |
| 42 | Senegal | 64.7% |
| 43 | North Korea | 62.1% |
| 44 | Bangladesh | 61.4% |
| 45 | Malawi | 61.3% |
| 46 | Vanuatu | 60.6% |
| 47 | Moldova, Republic of | 58.7% |
| 48 | Comoros | 58.0% |
| 49 | Mauritania | 57.7% |
| 50 | Pakistan | 57.2% |
| 51 | Cambodia | 55.8% |
| 52 | Vietnam | 53.8% |
| 53 | Indonesia | 53.7% |
| 54 | Yemen | 52.6% |
| 55 | Eritrea | 52.6% |
| 56 | Ecuador | 52.4% |
| 57 | Somalia | 52.3% |
| 58 | Peru | 51.7% |
| 59 | Djibouti | 51.3% |
| 60 | Thailand | 50.8% |
| 61 | Albania | 50.6% |
| 62 | Georgia | 46.6% |
| 63 | Sudan | 46.5% |
| 64 | Colombia | 45.7% |
| 65 | Uzbekistan | 45.7% |
| 66 | Samoa | 44.7% |
| 67 | Nicaragua | 44.5% |
| 68 | Honduras | 44.4% |
| 69 | Sao Tome and Principe | 44.1% |
| 70 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 43.2% |
| 71 | Syrian Arab Republic | 42.5% |
| 72 | Dominican Republic | 42.2% |
| 73 | Sri Lanka | 42.2% |
| 74 | Tonga | 42.1% |
| 75 | Paraguay | 41.6% |
| 76 | Mongolia | 41.6% |
| 77 | Rwanda | 40.9% |
| 78 | Panama | 40.6% |
| 79 | Morocco | 40.4% |
| 80 | Venezuela | 40.3% |
| 81 | Guatemala | 39.3% |
| 82 | Cape Verde | 38.9% |
| 83 | Lesotho | 38.6% |
| 84 | People's Republic of China | 38.1% |
| 85 | Namibia | 36.8% |
| 86 | Philippines | 36.5% |
| 87 | El Salvador | 36.0% |
| 88 | Jamaica | 35.8% |
| 89 | Belize | 35.3% |
| 90 | Fiji | 34.4% |
| 91 | Armenia | 34.3% |
| 92 | Gabon | 32.4% |
| 93 | Turkmenistan | 32.1% |
| 94 | Guyana | 31.6% |
| 95 | Iraq | 31.6% |
| 96 | Tajikistan | 31.5% |
| 97 | Kyrgyzstan | 31.0% |
| 98 | Mexico | 30.8% |
| 99 | Greece | 30.7% |
| 100 | Brazil | 30.5% |
| 101 | Eswatini | 30.4% |
| 102 | Algeria | 30.4% |
| 103 | Türkiye | 28.8% |
| 104 | Lebanon | 28.4% |
| 105 | Botswana | 28.2% |
| 106 | Uruguay | 28.1% |
| 107 | Equatorial Guinea | 27.3% |
| 108 | Serbia | 27.2% |
| 109 | Egypt | 27.1% |
| 110 | Saint Lucia | 26.9% |
| 111 | Costa Rica | 26.8% |
| 112 | Libya | 26.3% |
| 113 | Kazakhstan | 26.2% |
| 114 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 25.9% |
| 115 | Argentina | 25.7% |
| 116 | Trinidad and Tobago | 25.7% |
| 117 | Malaysia | 25.5% |
| 118 | Tunisia | 25.0% |
| 119 | Cuba | 24.9% |
| 120 | Chile | 24.0% |
| 121 | State of Palestine | 23.8% |
| 122 | South Korea | 22.9% |
| 123 | Suriname | 22.8% |
| 124 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 22.4% |
| 125 | Italy | 21.2% |
| 126 | Ukraine | 21.0% |
| 127 | Maldives | 20.3% |
| 128 | Barbados | 19.8% |
| 129 | Poland | 19.0% |
| 130 | New Zealand | 18.6% |
| 131 | French Polynesia | 18.4% |
| 132 | Mauritius | 18.2% |
| 133 | Montenegro | 17.8% |
| 134 | South Africa | 17.3% |
| 135 | Bahamas | 17.1% |
| 136 | New Caledonia | 17.0% |
| 137 | Switzerland | 16.8% |
| 138 | Netherlands | 16.8% |
| 139 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 16.8% |
| 140 | Australia | 16.2% |
| 141 | Czech Republic | 15.9% |
| 142 | Guam | 15.7% |
| 143 | Slovakia | 14.9% |
| 144 | Spain | 14.7% |
| 145 | Belgium | 14.7% |
| 146 | Romania | 14.7% |
| 147 | Portugal | 14.5% |
| 148 | Slovenia | 14.1% |
| 149 | Malta | 14.1% |
| 150 | Latvia | 13.7% |
| 151 | Ireland | 13.4% |
| 152 | Iceland | 13.3% |
| 153 | France | 13.3% |
| 154 | United Kingdom | 13.2% |
| 155 | Croatia | 13.1% |
| 156 | Canada | 13.0% |
| 157 | Singapore | 12.8% |
| 158 | Puerto Rico | 12.6% |
| 159 | Finland | 12.5% |
| 160 | Austria | 12.2% |
| 161 | Estonia | 12.1% |
| 162 | Bulgaria | 11.9% |
| 163 | Hungary | 11.8% |
| 164 | Lithuania | 11.7% |
| 165 | Israel | 11.4% |
| 166 | Jordan | 11.3% |
| 167 | Luxembourg | 10.3% |
| 168 | Sweden | 10.3% |
| 169 | Cyprus | 9.9% |
| 170 | Japan | 9.2% |
| 171 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 9.1% |
| 172 | Germany | 8.2% |
| 173 | Denmark | 8.0% |
| 174 | Hong Kong | 7.8% |
| 175 | Brunei Darussalam | 7.4% |
| 176 | Macao | 7.1% |
| 177 | Belarus | 7.0% |
| 178 | Russian Federation | 6.4% |
| 179 | United States of America | 6.2% |
| 180 | Saudi Arabia | 5.6% |
| 181 | United Arab Emirates | 5.1% |
| 182 | Oman | 5.0% |
| 183 | Norway | 4.9% |
| 184 | Kuwait | 3.1% |
| 185 | Bahrain | 2.5% |
| 186 | Qatar | 0.8% |
Showing 186 of 186 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).
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