Channel Islands vs Germany: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Channel Islands
- Germany
How they compare
Channel Islands currently reports 8.6% against 8.1% in Germany, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Channel Islands's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Channel Islands ahead.
Channel Islands ranks 172nd and Germany ranks 173rd of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Channel Islands averaged higher in 1 and Germany in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Channel Islands | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.7% | 10.5% | 0.8% | Germany |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 11.6% | 2.9% | Germany |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 10.8% | 1.9% | Germany |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 8.5% | 0.3% | Channel Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Channel Islands or Germany?
- Channel Islands, at 8.6% against 8.1% in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Channel Islands and Germany?
- 0.5%, with Channel Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Channel Islands and Germany?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Channel Islands and Germany rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Channel Islands ranks 172nd and Germany ranks 173rd 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.