IDA & IBRD total vs Laos: Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) over time
- IDA & IBRD total
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 77.1% against 53.3% in IDA & IBRD total, a difference of 23.8%.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.4 times IDA & IBRD total's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.
IDA & IBRD total ranks 19th and Laos ranks 21st of 47 groups.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA & IBRD total | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.5% | 90.5% | 29.9% | Laos |
| 2000s | 58.1% | 85.9% | 27.8% | Laos |
| 2010s | 54.2% | 80.9% | 26.7% | Laos |
| 2020s | 53.6% | 77.8% | 24.2% | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), IDA & IBRD total or Laos?
- Laos, at 77.1% against 53.3% in IDA & IBRD total as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between IDA & IBRD total and Laos?
- 23.8%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA & IBRD total and Laos?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do IDA & IBRD total and Laos rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 19th and Laos ranks 21st 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.