Latin America & Caribbean vs Zimbabwe: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 70.8% against 35.6% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 35.2%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 2.0 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 32nd and Zimbabwe ranks 32nd of 47 groups.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.9% | 68.2% | 29.3% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 37.3% | 69.3% | 31.9% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 35.8% | 71.2% | 35.3% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 36.6% | 71.2% | 34.6% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Latin America & Caribbean or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 70.8% against 35.6% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Latin America & Caribbean and Zimbabwe?
- 35.2%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Zimbabwe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean and Zimbabwe rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 32nd and Zimbabwe ranks 32nd 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.