Bulgaria vs Lithuania: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)

Bulgaria
11.8%
in 2025
Lithuania
11.5%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
162nd
Lithuania rank
164th

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Lithuania
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 11.8% against 11.5% in Lithuania, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Lithuania ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 162nd and Lithuania ranks 164th of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Lithuania in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Lithuania Difference Ahead
1990s 16.7% 18.8% 2.1% Lithuania
2000s 14.5% 17.3% 2.8% Lithuania
2010s 12.0% 11.6% 0.4% Bulgaria
2020s 11.5% 11.7% 0.2% Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Bulgaria or Lithuania?
Bulgaria, at 11.8% against 11.5% in Lithuania as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Bulgaria and Lithuania?
0.3%, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Lithuania?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and Lithuania rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
Bulgaria ranks 162nd and Lithuania ranks 164th 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.