Montenegro vs South Africa: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Montenegro
- South Africa
How they compare
Montenegro currently reports 17.4% against 17.3% in South Africa, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Montenegro ahead.
Montenegro ranks 133rd and South Africa ranks 134th of 187 countries.
Montenegro has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Montenegro | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.1% | 17.3% | 1.8% | Montenegro |
| 2000s | 17.3% | 16.7% | 0.5% | Montenegro |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 15.3% | 3.8% | Montenegro |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 16.9% | 1.9% | Montenegro |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Montenegro or South Africa?
- Montenegro, at 17.4% against 17.3% in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Montenegro and South Africa?
- 0.1%, with Montenegro ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Montenegro and South Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Montenegro and South Africa rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Montenegro ranks 133rd and South Africa ranks 134th 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.