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