Belize vs Philippines: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)

Belize
35.2%
in 2025
Philippines
36.1%
in 2025
Belize rank
89th
Philippines rank
86th

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

  • Belize
  • Philippines
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How they compare

Philippines currently reports 36.1% against 35.2% in Belize, a difference of 0.9%.

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

Belize ranks 89th and Philippines ranks 86th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Belize Philippines Difference Ahead
1990s 33.9% 49.7% 15.8% Philippines
2000s 32.5% 46.9% 14.4% Philippines
2010s 32.6% 39.1% 6.5% Philippines
2020s 35.5% 36.6% 1.1% Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Belize or Philippines?
Philippines, at 36.1% against 35.2% in Belize as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Belize and Philippines?
0.9%, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Philippines?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Belize and Philippines rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
Belize ranks 89th and Philippines ranks 86th of 186 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
234 places, 8,176 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.