Bulgaria vs Finland: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Bulgaria
- Finland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 12.5% against 11.8% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 162nd and Finland ranks 159th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Finland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.7% | 15.7% | 0.9% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 14.5% | 12.9% | 1.6% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 13.4% | 1.4% | Finland |
| 2020s | 11.5% | 13.1% | 1.6% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Bulgaria or Finland?
- Finland, at 12.5% against 11.8% in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Bulgaria and Finland?
- 0.7%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Finland?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Finland rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Bulgaria ranks 162nd and Finland ranks 159th 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.