Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Guatemala
Guatemala: Self-employed, total (% of total employment) was 39.1% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Guatemala, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Guatemala stood at 39.1%.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Guatemala peaked at 46.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 36.6%, in 2019.
Guatemala ranks 81st of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 41.9% | — |
| 1992 | 41.7% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 41.6% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 41.5% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 41.4% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 41.5% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 41.5% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 41.4% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 41.9% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 42.5% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 42.4% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 42.2% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 42.1% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 41.9% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 41.8% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 41.6% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 41.3% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 41.1% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 41.0% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 40.8% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 36.8% | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 41.1% | +11.5% |
| 2013 | 40.9% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 40.7% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 39.7% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 37.6% | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 40.5% | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 40.6% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 36.6% | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 41.7% | +14.1% |
| 2021 | 46.2% | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 43.9% | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 39.5% | -10.0% |
| 2024 | 39.3% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 39.1% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.6% | 41.4% | 41.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 41.8% | 41.0% | 42.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.5% | 36.6% | 41.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.6% | 39.1% | 46.2% | 6 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.3121 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.3683 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.73 % change on previous year (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Guatemala?
- Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Guatemala was 39.1% 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 Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 46.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest self-employed, total (% of total employment) recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.6% in 2019.
- How does Guatemala rank for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Guatemala ranks 81st out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.