Democratic Republic of Congo vs IDA only: Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- IDA only
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 85.1% against 73.4% in IDA only, a difference of 11.7%.
That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.2 times IDA only's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of Congo has been ahead every year.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 9th and IDA only ranks 10th of 187 countries.
Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | IDA only | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.6% | 76.5% | 6.1% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2000s | 83.9% | 75.1% | 8.8% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2010s | 83.7% | 73.6% | 10.1% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2020s | 85.8% | 73.5% | 12.3% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Democratic Republic of Congo or IDA only?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 85.1% against 73.4% in IDA only as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Democratic Republic of Congo and IDA only?
- 11.7%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and IDA only?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and IDA only rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 9th and IDA only ranks 10th 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.