Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Cambodia
Cambodia: Self-employed, total (% of total employment) was 55.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Cambodia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Cambodia stood at 55.5%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Cambodia peaked at 65.7% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 55.5%, in 2025.
That places Cambodia 51st 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 Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 65.6% | — |
| 1992 | 65.6% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 65.5% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 65.6% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 65.7% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 65.7% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 65.5% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 65.3% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 65.1% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 64.8% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 63.2% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 62.9% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 62.5% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 62.1% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 61.7% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 61.3% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 61.0% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 60.6% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 60.2% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 59.9% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 59.5% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 59.1% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 58.8% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 58.5% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 58.1% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 57.8% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 57.4% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 57.1% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 56.7% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 56.9% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 56.6% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 56.3% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 56.1% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 55.8% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 55.5% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.5% | 65.1% | 65.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 62.0% | 60.2% | 64.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.3% | 56.7% | 59.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.2% | 55.5% | 56.9% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Cambodia?
- Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Cambodia was 55.5% 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 Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 65.7% in 1996.
- What is the lowest self-employed, total (% of total employment) recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.5% in 2025.
- How does Cambodia rank for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Cambodia ranks 51st out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia 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.