Mongolia vs Panama: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)

Mongolia
41.2%
in 2025
Panama
40.6%
in 2025
Mongolia rank
76th
Panama rank
77th

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

  • Mongolia
  • Panama
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How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 41.2% against 40.6% in Panama, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Mongolia ahead.

Mongolia ranks 76th and Panama ranks 77th of 186 countries.

Mongolia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mongolia Panama Difference Ahead
1990s 56.3% 36.8% 19.5% Mongolia
2000s 59.0% 37.2% 21.8% Mongolia
2010s 48.5% 36.5% 12.0% Mongolia
2020s 42.9% 41.1% 1.8% Mongolia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Mongolia or Panama?
Mongolia, at 41.2% against 40.6% in Panama as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Mongolia and Panama?
0.6%, with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Panama?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Mongolia and Panama rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
Mongolia ranks 76th and Panama ranks 77th of 186 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
234 places, 8,176 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.