Oman vs United States of America: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)

Oman
5.0%
in 2025
United States of America
6.1%
in 2025
Oman rank
183rd
United States of America rank
180th

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

  • Oman
  • United States of America
57.51012.515199120082025

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 6.1% against 5.0% in Oman, a difference of 1.1%.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.2 times Oman's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Oman ahead.

Oman ranks 183rd and United States of America ranks 180th of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Oman averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Oman United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 13.9% 8.9% 4.9% Oman
2000s 8.9% 7.8% 1.0% Oman
2010s 4.6% 7.0% 2.4% United States of America
2020s 5.0% 6.3% 1.2% United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Oman or United States of America?
United States of America, at 6.1% against 5.0% in Oman as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Oman and United States of America?
1.1%, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Oman and United States of America?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Oman and United States of America rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
Oman ranks 183rd and United States of America ranks 180th 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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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
235 places, 8,211 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.