Cambodia vs Indonesia: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)

Cambodia
55.5%
in 2025
Indonesia
53.3%
in 2025
Cambodia rank
51st
Indonesia rank
53rd

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

  • Cambodia
  • Indonesia
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How they compare

Cambodia currently reports 55.5% against 53.3% in Indonesia, a difference of 2.2%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Indonesia ahead.

Cambodia ranks 51st and Indonesia ranks 53rd of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 2 and Indonesia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cambodia Indonesia Difference Ahead
1990s 65.5% 66.7% 1.2% Indonesia
2000s 62.0% 63.2% 1.2% Indonesia
2010s 58.3% 53.9% 4.3% Cambodia
2020s 56.2% 53.5% 2.7% Cambodia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Cambodia or Indonesia?
Cambodia, at 55.5% against 53.3% in Indonesia as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Cambodia and Indonesia?
2.2%, with Cambodia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Indonesia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Cambodia and Indonesia rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
Cambodia ranks 51st and Indonesia ranks 53rd 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.