Arab World vs Gambia: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Arab World
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 68.6% against 25.5% in Arab World, a difference of 43.1%.
That makes Gambia's figure about 2.7 times Arab World's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.
Arab World ranks 37th and Gambia ranks 36th of 47 groups.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Arab World | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.2% | 78.6% | 41.4% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 33.8% | 77.1% | 43.3% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 29.1% | 73.9% | 44.7% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 26.8% | 69.9% | 43.0% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Arab World or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 68.6% against 25.5% in Arab World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Arab World and Gambia?
- 43.1%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Gambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Arab World and Gambia rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Arab World ranks 37th and Gambia ranks 36th of 47 groups.
- 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.