Bolivia, Plurinational State of vs Ghana: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)

Bolivia, Plurinational State of
66.3%
in 2025
Ghana
67.5%
in 2025
Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank
39th
Ghana rank
37th

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

  • Bolivia, Plurinational State of
  • Ghana
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 67.5% against 66.3% in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, a difference of 1.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Ghana ahead.

Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 39th and Ghana ranks 37th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia, Plurinational State of Ghana Difference Ahead
1990s 77.5% 86.0% 8.5% Ghana
2000s 73.3% 81.1% 7.8% Ghana
2010s 70.7% 75.6% 4.9% Ghana
2020s 67.7% 68.5% 0.7% Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Bolivia, Plurinational State of or Ghana?
Ghana, at 67.5% against 66.3% in Bolivia, Plurinational State of as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Ghana?
1.2%, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Ghana?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Ghana rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 39th and Ghana ranks 37th 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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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
235 places, 8,211 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.