Saudi Arabia vs United States of America: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Saudi Arabia
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 6.1% against 5.5% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was United States of America ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 181st and United States of America ranks 180th of 187 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.6% | 8.9% | 1.4% | United States of America |
| 2000s | 5.9% | 7.8% | 2.0% | United States of America |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 7.0% | 3.3% | United States of America |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 6.3% | 0.5% | 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), Saudi Arabia or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 6.1% against 5.5% in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Saudi Arabia and United States of America?
- 0.6%, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and United States of America?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Saudi Arabia and United States of America rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 181st 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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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.