Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Ghana: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 67.5% against 20.3% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 47.2%.
That makes Ghana's figure about 3.3 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 39th and Ghana ranks 37th of 47 groups.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.4% | 86.0% | 60.6% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 24.4% | 81.1% | 56.7% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 22.2% | 75.6% | 53.4% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 20.7% | 68.5% | 47.8% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 67.5% against 20.3% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Ghana?
- 47.2%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Ghana?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Ghana rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 39th and Ghana ranks 37th 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.