East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs India: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 74.9% against 42.1% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 32.8%.
That makes India's figure about 1.8 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 35 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 25th and India ranks 28th of 47 groups.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.7% | 86.0% | 28.3% | India |
| 2000s | 52.1% | 84.2% | 32.1% | India |
| 2010s | 45.6% | 79.9% | 34.4% | India |
| 2020s | 42.9% | 76.2% | 33.3% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or India?
- India, at 74.9% against 42.1% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and India?
- 32.8%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and India?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and India rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 25th and India ranks 28th of 47 groups.
- 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.