Kuwait vs Oman: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Kuwait
- Oman
How they compare
Oman currently reports 5.0% against 3.2% in Kuwait, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Oman's figure about 1.6 times Kuwait's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Oman has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 185th and Oman ranks 183rd of 187 countries.
Oman has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Oman | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.5% | 13.9% | 9.4% | Oman |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 8.9% | 6.2% | Oman |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 4.6% | 3.1% | Oman |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 5.0% | 2.1% | Oman |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Kuwait or Oman?
- Oman, at 5.0% against 3.2% in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Kuwait and Oman?
- 1.8%, with Oman ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Oman?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Oman rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Kuwait ranks 185th and Oman ranks 183rd 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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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.