Belarus vs Hong Kong, China: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)

Belarus
6.8%
in 2025
Hong Kong, China
7.7%
in 2025
Belarus rank
177th
Hong Kong, China rank
175th

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

  • Belarus
  • Hong Kong, China
051015199120082025

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 7.7% against 6.8% in Belarus, a difference of 0.9%.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 1.1 times Belarus's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Belarus ahead.

Belarus ranks 177th and Hong Kong, China ranks 175th of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 2 and Hong Kong, China in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belarus Hong Kong, China Difference Ahead
1990s 15.3% 9.9% 5.4% Belarus
2000s 12.2% 10.8% 1.4% Belarus
2010s 8.1% 9.3% 1.2% Hong Kong, China
2020s 7.2% 8.2% 1.0% Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Belarus or Hong Kong, China?
Hong Kong, China, at 7.7% against 6.8% in Belarus as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Belarus and Hong Kong, China?
0.9%, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Hong Kong, China?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Belarus and Hong Kong, China rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
Belarus ranks 177th and Hong Kong, China ranks 175th 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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Indicator
Self-employed, total (% of total 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.