Caribbean Small States vs Ghana: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Caribbean Small States
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 67.5% against 25.5% in Caribbean Small States, a difference of 42.0%.
That makes Ghana's figure about 2.6 times Caribbean Small States's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.
Caribbean Small States ranks 38th and Ghana ranks 37th of 47 groups.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean Small States | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.4% | 86.0% | 60.6% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 23.8% | 81.1% | 57.3% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 24.4% | 75.6% | 51.2% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 25.9% | 68.5% | 42.6% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Caribbean Small States or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 67.5% against 25.5% in Caribbean Small States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Caribbean Small States and Ghana?
- 42.0%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean Small States and Ghana?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Caribbean Small States and Ghana rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 38th and Ghana ranks 37th of 47 groups.
- 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.