Least developed countries vs Tanzania: Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) over time
- Least developed countries
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 85.3% against 75.7% in Least developed countries, a difference of 9.6%.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Least developed countries's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Tanzania has been ahead every year.
Least developed countries ranks 8th and Tanzania ranks 7th of 47 groups.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Least developed countries | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.0% | 92.1% | 13.1% | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 77.7% | 90.3% | 12.6% | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 75.8% | 87.4% | 11.6% | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 75.7% | 85.9% | 10.1% | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Least developed countries or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 85.3% against 75.7% in Least developed countries as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Least developed countries and Tanzania?
- 9.6%, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries and Tanzania?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Least developed countries and Tanzania rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Least developed countries ranks 8th and Tanzania ranks 7th 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.