Burundi vs Congo: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)

Burundi
90.6%
in 2025
Congo
90.1%
in 2025
Burundi rank
9th
Congo rank
12th

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

  • Burundi
  • Congo
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How they compare

Burundi currently reports 90.6% against 90.1% in Congo, a difference of 0.5%.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Burundi has been ahead every year.

Burundi ranks 9th and Congo ranks 12th of 187 countries.

Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Congo Difference Ahead
1990s 95.2% 93.0% 2.3% Burundi
2000s 95.5% 91.9% 3.7% Burundi
2010s 94.1% 90.7% 3.5% Burundi
2020s 90.9% 90.3% 0.5% Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Burundi or Congo?
Burundi, at 90.6% against 90.1% in Congo as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Burundi and Congo?
0.5%, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Congo?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Burundi and Congo rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
Burundi ranks 9th and Congo ranks 12th 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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About this data

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.