Costa Rica vs Trinidad and Tobago: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Costa Rica
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 26.6% against 25.7% in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0.9%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 111th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 114th of 187 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.9% | 24.6% | 7.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 30.1% | 21.8% | 8.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 28.4% | 22.5% | 5.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 27.5% | 25.5% | 1.9% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Costa Rica or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Costa Rica, at 26.6% against 25.7% in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Costa Rica and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0.9%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Costa Rica ranks 111th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 114th 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.