Afghanistan vs South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Afghanistan
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 83.4% against 73.1% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 10.3%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 12th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 11th of 187 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | South Asia (IDA & IBRD) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.4% | 83.3% | 12.1% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 93.6% | 81.5% | 12.1% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 86.3% | 77.3% | 9.0% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 83.2% | 74.1% | 9.1% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Afghanistan or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Afghanistan, at 83.4% against 73.1% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Afghanistan and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- 10.3%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Afghanistan ranks 12th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 11th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Self-employed, total (% of total 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
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.