Angola vs East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Angola
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Angola currently reports 75.9% against 41.8% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 34.1%.
That makes Angola's figure about 1.8 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Angola has been ahead every year.
Angola ranks 26th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 26th of 187 countries.
Angola has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.1% | 57.6% | 31.4% | Angola |
| 2000s | 86.4% | 52.0% | 34.4% | Angola |
| 2010s | 77.2% | 45.3% | 31.9% | Angola |
| 2020s | 75.7% | 42.5% | 33.2% | Angola |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Angola or East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Angola, at 75.9% against 41.8% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Angola and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 34.1%, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Angola and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Angola ranks 26th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 26th 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.