Burundi vs Least developed countries: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Burundi
- Least developed countries
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 84.9% against 75.7% in Least developed countries, a difference of 9.2%.
That makes Burundi's figure about 1.1 times Least developed countries's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Burundi has been ahead every year.
Burundi ranks 10th and Least developed countries ranks 8th of 187 countries.
Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Least developed countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.0% | 79.0% | 7.9% | Burundi |
| 2000s | 87.9% | 77.7% | 10.2% | Burundi |
| 2010s | 86.9% | 75.8% | 11.1% | Burundi |
| 2020s | 85.0% | 75.7% | 9.3% | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Burundi or Least developed countries?
- Burundi, at 84.9% against 75.7% in Least developed countries as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Burundi and Least developed countries?
- 9.2%, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Least developed countries?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Burundi and Least developed countries rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Burundi ranks 10th and Least developed countries ranks 8th 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.