Bhutan vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Bhutan
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 69.5% against 35.9% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 33.6%.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.9 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Bhutan has been ahead every year.
Bhutan ranks 34th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 31st of 187 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.1% | 39.8% | 36.3% | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 71.7% | 38.0% | 33.7% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 71.4% | 36.2% | 35.2% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 70.4% | 36.9% | 33.5% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Bhutan or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Bhutan, at 69.5% against 35.9% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Bhutan and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 33.6%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Bhutan ranks 34th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 31st 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.