China vs Jamaica: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- China
- Jamaica
How they compare
China currently reports 37.7% against 35.7% in Jamaica, a difference of 2.0%.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 84th and Jamaica ranks 87th of 187 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.9% | 41.3% | 13.6% | China |
| 2000s | 48.6% | 39.0% | 9.6% | China |
| 2010s | 41.9% | 40.0% | 1.9% | China |
| 2020s | 38.6% | 37.0% | 1.7% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), China or Jamaica?
- China, at 37.7% against 35.7% in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between China and Jamaica?
- 2.0%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Jamaica?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do China and Jamaica rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- China ranks 84th and Jamaica ranks 87th 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.