Bhutan vs Small states: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Bhutan
- Small states
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 69.5% against 32.5% in Small states, a difference of 37.0%.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 2.1 times Small states's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Bhutan has been ahead every year.
Bhutan ranks 34th and Small states ranks 35th of 187 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.1% | 34.9% | 41.2% | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 71.7% | 33.8% | 38.0% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 71.4% | 33.3% | 38.2% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 70.4% | 32.9% | 37.5% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Bhutan or Small states?
- Bhutan, at 69.5% against 32.5% in Small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Bhutan and Small states?
- 37.0%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Small states?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Small states rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Bhutan ranks 34th and Small states ranks 35th 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.