El Salvador vs Philippines: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- El Salvador
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 36.1% against 35.7% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Philippines ahead.
El Salvador ranks 88th and Philippines ranks 86th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Philippines in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.5% | 49.7% | 7.2% | Philippines |
| 2000s | 42.1% | 46.9% | 4.8% | Philippines |
| 2010s | 40.5% | 39.1% | 1.4% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 36.7% | 36.6% | 0.1% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), El Salvador or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 36.1% against 35.7% in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between El Salvador and Philippines?
- 0.4%, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Philippines?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Philippines rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- El Salvador ranks 88th and Philippines ranks 86th 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.