Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Gambia: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 68.6% against 33.2% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 35.4%.
That makes Gambia's figure about 2.1 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 34th and Gambia ranks 36th of 47 groups.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.5% | 78.6% | 39.1% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 37.5% | 77.1% | 39.6% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 33.6% | 73.9% | 40.2% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 33.0% | 69.9% | 36.9% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 68.6% against 33.2% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Gambia?
- 35.4%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Gambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Gambia rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 34th and Gambia ranks 36th 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.