Low & middle income vs Nepal: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Low & middle income
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 78.6% against 55.0% in Low & middle income, a difference of 23.6%.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.4 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Nepal has been ahead every year.
Low & middle income ranks 17th and Nepal ranks 19th of 47 groups.
Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low & middle income | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.0% | 85.8% | 22.8% | Nepal |
| 2000s | 60.2% | 83.8% | 23.6% | Nepal |
| 2010s | 56.1% | 81.3% | 25.2% | Nepal |
| 2020s | 55.3% | 79.2% | 23.9% | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Low & middle income or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 78.6% against 55.0% in Low & middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Low & middle income and Nepal?
- 23.6%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Nepal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Low & middle income and Nepal rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Low & middle income ranks 17th and Nepal ranks 19th 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.