Ecuador vs Peru: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Ecuador
- Peru
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 52.3% against 51.3% in Peru, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Peru ahead.
Ecuador ranks 56th and Peru ranks 58th of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.3% | 63.5% | 12.2% | Peru |
| 2000s | 49.8% | 60.8% | 10.9% | Peru |
| 2010s | 49.9% | 55.9% | 6.0% | Peru |
| 2020s | 53.0% | 52.9% | 0.1% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Ecuador or Peru?
- Ecuador, at 52.3% against 51.3% in Peru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Ecuador and Peru?
- 1.0%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Peru?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Peru rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Ecuador ranks 56th and Peru ranks 58th 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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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.