Libya vs Trinidad and Tobago: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)

Libya
25.9%
in 2025
Trinidad and Tobago
25.7%
in 2025
Libya rank
113th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
114th

Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time

  • Libya
  • Trinidad and Tobago
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How they compare

Libya currently reports 25.9% against 25.7% in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Libya ahead.

Libya ranks 113th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 114th of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 3 and Trinidad and Tobago in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya Trinidad and Tobago Difference Ahead
1990s 23.9% 24.6% 0.7% Trinidad and Tobago
2000s 22.3% 21.8% 0.5% Libya
2010s 25.9% 22.5% 3.4% Libya
2020s 26.5% 25.5% 1.0% Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Libya or Trinidad and Tobago?
Libya, at 25.9% against 25.7% in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Libya and Trinidad and Tobago?
0.2%, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Trinidad and Tobago?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Libya and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
Libya ranks 113th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 114th 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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Indicator
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

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.