Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Self-employed, total (% of total employment) was 27.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Equatorial Guinea, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Equatorial Guinea stood at 27.5%.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 50.8% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 22.4%, in 2009.
That places Equatorial Guinea 107th 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 Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 50.8% | — |
| 1992 | 49.9% | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 48.9% | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 47.7% | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 46.1% | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 44.1% | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 41.2% | -6.7% |
| 1998 | 38.2% | -7.3% |
| 1999 | 35.3% | -7.4% |
| 2000 | 32.8% | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 30.3% | -7.6% |
| 2002 | 28.2% | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 26.6% | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 25.2% | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 24.1% | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 23.4% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 22.8% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 22.5% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 22.4% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 22.7% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 23.0% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 23.3% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 23.8% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 24.4% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 25.1% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 25.8% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 26.6% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 27.3% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 27.9% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 27.2% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 26.5% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 26.8% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 27.0% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 27.3% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 27.5% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.7% | 35.3% | 50.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 25.8% | 22.4% | 32.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.0% | 22.7% | 27.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.0% | 26.5% | 27.5% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Equatorial Guinea
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.4453 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.3895 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 2,356 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 489.2 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,448 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,556 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,003 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Equatorial Guinea?
- Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Equatorial Guinea was 27.5% 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 50.8% in 1991.
- What is the lowest self-employed, total (% of total employment) recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.4% in 2009.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 107th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. 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, 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.