Saudi Arabia vs United Arab Emirates: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Saudi Arabia
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 5.5% against 5.1% in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 181st and United Arab Emirates ranks 182nd of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 3 and United Arab Emirates in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.6% | 3.4% | 4.2% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 5.9% | 4.0% | 1.9% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 4.1% | 0.5% | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 4.9% | 0.9% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Saudi Arabia or United Arab Emirates?
- Saudi Arabia, at 5.5% against 5.1% in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.4%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 181st and United Arab Emirates ranks 182nd 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.