Burundi vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)

Burundi
84.9%
in 2025
Tanzania, United Republic of
85.3%
in 2025
Burundi rank
10th
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
7th

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

  • Burundi
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
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How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 85.3% against 84.9% in Burundi, a difference of 0.4%.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Tanzania, United Republic of has been ahead every year.

Burundi ranks 10th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 7th of 187 countries.

Tanzania, United Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Tanzania, United Republic of Difference Ahead
1990s 87.0% 92.1% 5.2% Tanzania, United Republic of
2000s 87.9% 90.3% 2.4% Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s 86.9% 87.4% 0.4% Tanzania, United Republic of
2020s 85.0% 85.9% 0.9% Tanzania, United Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Burundi or Tanzania, United Republic of?
Tanzania, United Republic of, at 85.3% against 84.9% in Burundi as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Burundi and Tanzania, United Republic of?
0.4%, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Tanzania, United Republic of?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Burundi and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
Burundi ranks 10th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 7th 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.