High income vs Malawi: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)

High income
13.1%
in 2025
Malawi
55.6%
in 2025
High income rank
46th
Malawi rank
46th

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

  • High income
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 55.6% against 13.1% in High income, a difference of 42.5%.

That makes Malawi's figure about 4.2 times High income's.

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

High income ranks 46th and Malawi ranks 46th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade High income Malawi Difference Ahead
1990s 18.1% 59.0% 41.0% Malawi
2000s 16.7% 58.1% 41.4% Malawi
2010s 15.0% 56.7% 41.7% Malawi
2020s 13.6% 55.8% 42.2% Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), High income or Malawi?
Malawi, at 55.6% against 13.1% in High income as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between High income and Malawi?
42.5%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Malawi?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do High income and Malawi rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
High income ranks 46th and Malawi ranks 46th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Self-employed, male (% of male 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, male (% of male 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.