Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Self-employed, male (% of male employment) was 24.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Equatorial Guinea, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 24.9% for self-employed, male (% of male employment) in 2025.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 43.4% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 21.2%, in 2009.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 122nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 43.4% | — |
| 1992 | 42.7% | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 42.1% | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 41.3% | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 40.3% | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 38.9% | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 35.9% | -7.5% |
| 1998 | 33.3% | -7.4% |
| 1999 | 30.9% | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 29.1% | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 27.0% | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 25.4% | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 24.3% | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 23.3% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 22.5% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 22.0% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 21.6% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 21.3% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 21.2% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 21.5% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 21.8% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 21.9% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 22.3% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 22.7% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 23.2% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 23.8% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 24.4% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 24.9% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 25.5% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 25.0% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 24.5% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 24.3% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 24.6% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 24.7% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 24.9% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.8% | 30.9% | 43.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 23.8% | 21.2% | 29.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.2% | 21.5% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.7% | 24.3% | 25.0% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Equatorial Guinea
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.4489 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.4415 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 489.2 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,448 1000 No (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,003 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Equatorial Guinea?
- Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Equatorial Guinea was 24.9% 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 43.4% in 1991.
- What is the lowest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.2% in 2009.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 122nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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.