Botswana vs Serbia: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Botswana
- Serbia
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 28.1% against 27.0% in Serbia, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Serbia ahead.
Botswana ranks 105th and Serbia ranks 108th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Serbia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.4% | 39.8% | 19.4% | Serbia |
| 2000s | 26.0% | 37.2% | 11.1% | Serbia |
| 2010s | 30.3% | 31.0% | 0.7% | Serbia |
| 2020s | 28.4% | 27.1% | 1.3% | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Botswana or Serbia?
- Botswana, at 28.1% against 27.0% in Serbia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Botswana and Serbia?
- 1.1%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Serbia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Serbia rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Botswana ranks 105th and Serbia ranks 108th 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.