Bulgaria vs Estonia: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Bulgaria
- Estonia
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 12.1% against 11.8% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 162nd and Estonia ranks 161st of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Estonia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.7% | 14.0% | 2.7% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 14.5% | 12.6% | 1.9% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 12.3% | 0.3% | Estonia |
| 2020s | 11.5% | 12.0% | 0.4% | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Bulgaria or Estonia?
- Estonia, at 12.1% against 11.8% in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Bulgaria and Estonia?
- 0.3%, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Estonia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Estonia rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Bulgaria ranks 162nd and Estonia ranks 161st 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.