Bolivia vs Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Bolivia
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Bolivia currently reports 66.3% against 20.3% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 46.0%.
That makes Bolivia's figure about 3.3 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Bolivia has been ahead every year.
Bolivia ranks 39th and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 39th of 187 countries.
Bolivia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.5% | 25.4% | 52.1% | Bolivia |
| 2000s | 73.3% | 24.4% | 48.9% | Bolivia |
| 2010s | 70.7% | 22.2% | 48.5% | Bolivia |
| 2020s | 67.7% | 20.7% | 47.1% | Bolivia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Bolivia or Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Bolivia, at 66.3% against 20.3% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Bolivia and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 46.0%, with Bolivia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Bolivia and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Bolivia ranks 39th and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 39th 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.