Benin vs IDA & IBRD total: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Benin
- IDA & IBRD total
How they compare
Benin currently reports 79.8% against 53.3% in IDA & IBRD total, a difference of 26.5%.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.5 times IDA & IBRD total's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Benin has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 17th and IDA & IBRD total ranks 19th of 187 countries.
Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | IDA & IBRD total | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.6% | 60.5% | 26.1% | Benin |
| 2000s | 85.3% | 58.1% | 27.2% | Benin |
| 2010s | 83.9% | 54.2% | 29.7% | Benin |
| 2020s | 81.1% | 53.6% | 27.5% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Benin or IDA & IBRD total?
- Benin, at 79.8% against 53.3% in IDA & IBRD total as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Benin and IDA & IBRD total?
- 26.5%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and IDA & IBRD total?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Benin and IDA & IBRD total rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Benin ranks 17th and IDA & IBRD total ranks 19th 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.