Peru vs Thailand: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Peru
- Thailand
How they compare
Peru currently reports 51.3% against 50.7% in Thailand, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Thailand ahead.
Peru ranks 58th and Thailand ranks 60th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 3 and Thailand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.5% | 65.3% | 1.7% | Thailand |
| 2000s | 60.8% | 58.5% | 2.2% | Peru |
| 2010s | 55.9% | 53.7% | 2.2% | Peru |
| 2020s | 52.9% | 51.5% | 1.4% | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Peru or Thailand?
- Peru, at 51.3% against 50.7% in Thailand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Peru and Thailand?
- 0.6%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Thailand?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Peru and Thailand rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Peru ranks 58th and Thailand ranks 60th 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.