Gabon vs Tajikistan: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)

Gabon
32.4%
in 2025
Tajikistan
31.3%
in 2025
Gabon rank
92nd
Tajikistan rank
95th

Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time

  • Gabon
  • Tajikistan
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How they compare

Gabon currently reports 32.4% against 31.3% in Tajikistan, a difference of 1.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Gabon ahead.

Gabon ranks 92nd and Tajikistan ranks 95th of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 3 and Tajikistan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Tajikistan Difference Ahead
1990s 49.1% 33.0% 16.1% Gabon
2000s 39.5% 34.1% 5.4% Gabon
2010s 33.6% 33.8% 0.3% Tajikistan
2020s 32.6% 32.0% 0.6% Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Gabon or Tajikistan?
Gabon, at 32.4% against 31.3% in Tajikistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Gabon and Tajikistan?
1.1%, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Tajikistan?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Gabon and Tajikistan rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
Gabon ranks 92nd and Tajikistan ranks 95th 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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Indicator
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

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.