Macao vs Saudi Arabia: Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) over time
- Macao
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Macao currently reports 6.8% against 5.5% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 1.3%.
That makes Macao's figure about 1.2 times Saudi Arabia's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Macao has been ahead every year.
Macao ranks 178th and Saudi Arabia ranks 181st of 187 countries.
Macao has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Macao | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.6% | 7.6% | 3.0% | Macao |
| 2000s | 9.9% | 5.9% | 4.0% | Macao |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 3.7% | 3.2% | Macao |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 5.8% | 1.2% | Macao |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Macao or Saudi Arabia?
- Macao, at 6.8% against 5.5% in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Macao and Saudi Arabia?
- 1.3%, with Macao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Macao and Saudi Arabia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Macao and Saudi Arabia rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Macao ranks 178th and Saudi Arabia ranks 181st 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.