Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Burundi
Burundi: Self-employed, male (% of male employment) was 78.7% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Burundi, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Burundi recorded 78.7% for self-employed, male (% of male employment) in 2025.
The figure is down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Burundi peaked at 79.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 77.0%, in 1992.
Burundi ranks 13th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 77.0% | — |
| 1992 | 77.0% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 77.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 77.1% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 77.6% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 78.2% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 78.6% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 78.9% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 79.1% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 79.3% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 79.5% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 79.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 79.6% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 79.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 79.7% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 79.7% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 79.7% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 79.7% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 79.6% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 79.6% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 79.5% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 79.4% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 79.2% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 79.1% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 79.0% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 78.9% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 78.9% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 79.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 79.0% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 79.4% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 78.6% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 78.7% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 78.8% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 78.7% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 78.7% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.8% | 77.0% | 79.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 79.6% | 79.3% | 79.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.2% | 78.9% | 79.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.8% | 78.6% | 79.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 10 South Sudan 80.3% compare
- 11 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 79.8% compare
- 12 Mozambique 78.9% compare
- 14 Burkina Faso 77.2% compare
- 15 Guinea 76.3% compare
- 16 Benin 75.6% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Burundi?
- Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Burundi was 78.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 79.7% in 2006.
- What is the lowest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.0% in 1992.
- How does Burundi rank for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Burundi ranks 13th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.