Congo vs Liberia: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)

Congo
76.8%
in 2025
Liberia
78.3%
in 2025
Congo rank
23rd
Liberia rank
20th

Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time

  • Congo
  • Liberia
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How they compare

Liberia currently reports 78.3% against 76.8% in Congo, a difference of 1.5%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 23rd and Liberia ranks 20th of 187 countries.

Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Liberia Difference Ahead
1990s 79.6% 82.0% 2.4% Liberia
2000s 78.2% 81.2% 3.0% Liberia
2010s 76.6% 79.1% 2.5% Liberia
2020s 77.0% 79.0% 2.0% Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Congo or Liberia?
Liberia, at 78.3% against 76.8% in Congo as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Congo and Liberia?
1.5%, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Liberia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Congo and Liberia rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
Congo ranks 23rd and Liberia ranks 20th 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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Indicator
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

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.