Myanmar vs OECD members: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Myanmar
- OECD members
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 65.5% against 15.5% in OECD members, a difference of 50.0%.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 4.2 times OECD members's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Myanmar has been ahead every year.
Myanmar ranks 40th and OECD members ranks 42nd of 187 countries.
Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.9% | 19.9% | 55.9% | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 71.3% | 17.9% | 53.4% | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 66.7% | 16.8% | 49.8% | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 65.4% | 15.8% | 49.6% | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Myanmar or OECD members?
- Myanmar, at 65.5% against 15.5% in OECD members as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Myanmar and OECD members?
- 50.0%, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and OECD members?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Myanmar and OECD members rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Myanmar ranks 40th and OECD members ranks 42nd 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.