Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Self-employed, total (% of total employment) was 75.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Guinea-Bissau, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Guinea-Bissau stood at 75.5%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 79.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 75.5%, in 2025.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 27th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 79.0% | — |
| 1992 | 78.9% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 78.8% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 78.7% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 78.6% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 78.4% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 78.1% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 78.3% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 78.3% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 78.3% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 78.2% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 78.1% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 78.1% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 78.0% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 77.9% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 77.8% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 77.7% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 77.6% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 77.5% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 77.4% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 77.2% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 77.0% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 76.9% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 76.8% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 76.7% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 76.6% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 76.4% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 76.2% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 76.0% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 76.7% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 76.3% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 76.1% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 75.9% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 75.7% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 75.5% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.6% | 78.1% | 79.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 77.9% | 77.5% | 78.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.7% | 76.0% | 77.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.0% | 75.5% | 76.7% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Guinea-Bissau?
- Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Guinea-Bissau was 75.5% 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 79.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest self-employed, total (% of total employment) recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.5% in 2025.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 27th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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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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.