Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs Niger: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
85.0%
in 2025
Niger
95.4%
in 2025
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
3rd
Niger rank
2nd

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

  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
  • Niger
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How they compare

Niger currently reports 95.4% against 85.0% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 10.4%.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ahead.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 3rd and Niger ranks 2nd of 47 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) averaged higher in 2 and Niger in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Niger Difference Ahead
1990s 89.6% 87.9% 1.7% Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
2000s 88.7% 88.0% 0.8% Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
2010s 87.0% 94.3% 7.3% Niger
2020s 85.4% 95.8% 10.3% Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or Niger?
Niger, at 95.4% against 85.0% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Niger?
10.4%, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Niger?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Niger rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 3rd and Niger ranks 2nd of 47 groups.
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.