Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Gabon
Gabon: Self-employed, total (% of total employment) was 32.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Gabon, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Gabon recorded 32.4% for self-employed, total (% of total employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Gabon peaked at 52.5% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 32.4%, in 2025.
Gabon ranks 92nd of 186 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, total (% of total employment) in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 52.5% | — |
| 1992 | 52.2% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 51.8% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 50.6% | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 49.3% | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 48.1% | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 46.9% | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 45.6% | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 44.7% | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 43.8% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 42.8% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 41.9% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 41.0% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 40.0% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 39.0% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 38.0% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 37.0% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 36.0% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 35.0% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 34.1% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 34.0% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 33.9% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 33.7% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 33.6% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 33.4% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 33.3% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 33.2% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 33.2% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 33.1% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 33.0% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 32.5% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 32.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 32.5% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 32.4% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 32.4% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.1% | 44.7% | 52.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 39.5% | 35.0% | 43.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.6% | 33.1% | 34.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.6% | 32.4% | 33.0% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Gabon
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.6318 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.6403 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.6237 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.4321 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2050)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 176.73 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 3,488 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 3,415 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 6,903 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Gabon?
- Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Gabon was 32.4% 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 52.5% in 1991.
- What is the lowest self-employed, total (% of total employment) recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.4% in 2025.
- How does Gabon rank for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Gabon ranks 92nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon 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.