Liberia vs Upper middle income: Self-employed, male (% of male employment)

Liberia
67.0%
in 2025
Upper middle income
39.3%
in 2025
Liberia rank
26th
Upper middle income rank
28th

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

  • Liberia
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Liberia currently reports 67.0% against 39.3% in Upper middle income, a difference of 27.7%.

That makes Liberia's figure about 1.7 times Upper middle income's.

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

Liberia ranks 26th and Upper middle income ranks 28th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Liberia Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 72.3% 50.9% 21.4% Liberia
2000s 70.8% 46.8% 24.0% Liberia
2010s 68.0% 41.7% 26.4% Liberia
2020s 67.9% 40.0% 27.9% Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, male (% of male employment), Liberia or Upper middle income?
Liberia, at 67.0% against 39.3% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, male (% of male employment) between Liberia and Upper middle income?
27.7%, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Upper middle income?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Liberia and Upper middle income rank globally for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
Liberia ranks 26th and Upper middle income ranks 28th of 187 countries.
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.