Peru vs Somalia: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)

Peru
51.3%
in 2025
Somalia
52.2%
in 2025
Peru rank
58th
Somalia rank
57th

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

  • Peru
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 52.2% against 51.3% in Peru, a difference of 0.9%.

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

Peru ranks 58th and Somalia ranks 57th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru Somalia Difference Ahead
1990s 63.5% 57.9% 5.6% Peru
2000s 60.8% 56.7% 4.1% Peru
2010s 55.9% 53.2% 2.8% Peru
2020s 52.9% 52.4% 0.6% Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Peru or Somalia?
Somalia, at 52.2% against 51.3% in Peru as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Peru and Somalia?
0.9%, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Somalia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Peru and Somalia rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
Peru ranks 58th and Somalia ranks 57th 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

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.