Brunei Darussalam vs Bulgaria: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)

Brunei Darussalam
8.8%
in 2025
Bulgaria
8.9%
in 2025
Brunei Darussalam rank
157th
Bulgaria rank
155th

Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time

  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Bulgaria
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 8.9% against 8.8% in Brunei Darussalam, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Brunei Darussalam ranks 157th and Bulgaria ranks 155th of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Brunei Darussalam averaged higher in 1 and Bulgaria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Difference Ahead
1990s 6.9% 12.3% 5.5% Bulgaria
2000s 6.9% 10.9% 4.0% Bulgaria
2010s 8.3% 8.7% 0.4% Bulgaria
2020s 8.8% 8.7% 0.1% Brunei Darussalam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Brunei Darussalam or Bulgaria?
Bulgaria, at 8.9% against 8.8% in Brunei Darussalam as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Brunei Darussalam and Bulgaria?
0.1%, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei Darussalam and Bulgaria?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Brunei Darussalam and Bulgaria rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
Brunei Darussalam ranks 157th and Bulgaria ranks 155th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.