Dominican Republic vs Sri Lanka: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Dominican Republic
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 42.1% against 42.1% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 72nd and Sri Lanka ranks 73rd of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.3% | 44.8% | 0.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 45.7% | 45.9% | 0.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 45.2% | 43.3% | 1.9% | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 42.8% | 42.3% | 0.5% | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Dominican Republic or Sri Lanka?
- Dominican Republic, at 42.1% against 42.1% in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Dominican Republic and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Sri Lanka?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Dominican Republic and Sri Lanka rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Dominican Republic ranks 72nd and Sri Lanka ranks 73rd 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.