Liberia vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Liberia
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 78.3% against 45.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 32.9%.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.7 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Liberia has been ahead every year.
Liberia ranks 20th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 23rd of 187 countries.
Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.0% | 52.2% | 29.8% | Liberia |
| 2000s | 81.2% | 49.6% | 31.6% | Liberia |
| 2010s | 79.1% | 47.5% | 31.6% | Liberia |
| 2020s | 79.0% | 45.8% | 33.2% | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Liberia or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Liberia, at 78.3% against 45.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Liberia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- 32.9%, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Liberia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Liberia ranks 20th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 23rd 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.