Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Argentina
Argentina: Self-employed, total (% of total employment) was 25.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Argentina, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Argentina is 25.6%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Argentina peaked at 29.3% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 23.0%, in 2012.
That places Argentina 116th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 29.3% | — |
| 1992 | 29.3% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 29.1% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 28.9% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 28.7% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 28.6% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 27.7% | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 27.3% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 27.0% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 27.0% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 27.6% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 27.7% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 25.7% | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 25.6% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 25.3% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 24.4% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 23.6% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 23.7% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 24.0% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 23.6% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 23.1% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 23.0% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 23.5% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 23.7% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 24.2% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 24.8% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 25.3% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 25.5% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 26.5% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 27.0% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 27.6% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 26.7% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 25.8% | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 25.7% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 25.6% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.4% | 27.0% | 29.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 25.5% | 23.6% | 27.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.3% | 23.0% | 26.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.4% | 25.6% | 27.6% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Argentina?
- Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Argentina was 25.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, total (% of total employment) recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 29.3% in 1991.
- What is the lowest self-employed, total (% of total employment) recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.0% in 2012.
- How does Argentina rank for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Argentina ranks 116th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Self-employed, total (% of total 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.