Georgia vs Thailand: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)

Georgia
46.1%
in 2025
Thailand
50.7%
in 2025
Georgia rank
63rd
Thailand rank
60th

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

  • Georgia
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Thailand currently reports 50.7% against 46.1% in Georgia, a difference of 4.6%.

That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Georgia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Thailand ahead.

Georgia ranks 63rd and Thailand ranks 60th of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Georgia averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Georgia Thailand Difference Ahead
1990s 54.4% 65.3% 10.9% Thailand
2000s 64.0% 58.5% 5.5% Georgia
2010s 54.9% 53.7% 1.2% Georgia
2020s 47.9% 51.5% 3.5% Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Georgia or Thailand?
Thailand, at 50.7% against 46.1% in Georgia as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Georgia and Thailand?
4.6%, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Georgia and Thailand?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Georgia and Thailand rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
Georgia ranks 63rd and Thailand ranks 60th 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.