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

Congo
76.8%
in 2025
Mali
76.4%
in 2025
Congo rank
23rd
Mali rank
25th

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

  • Congo
  • Mali
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How they compare

Congo currently reports 76.8% against 76.4% in Mali, a difference of 0.4%.

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

Congo ranks 23rd and Mali ranks 25th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Mali Difference Ahead
1990s 79.6% 85.8% 6.2% Mali
2000s 78.2% 83.7% 5.5% Mali
2010s 76.6% 82.0% 5.4% Mali
2020s 77.0% 79.0% 2.0% Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Congo or Mali?
Congo, at 76.8% against 76.4% in Mali as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Congo and Mali?
0.4%, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Mali?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Congo and Mali rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
Congo ranks 23rd and Mali ranks 25th of 186 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
234 places, 8,176 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.