Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Liberia
Liberia: Self-employed, total (% of total employment) was 78.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Liberia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Liberia stood at 78.3%.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Liberia peaked at 84.6% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 77.0%, in 1991.
That places Liberia 20th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 77.0% | — |
| 1992 | 78.9% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 80.6% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 82.2% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 83.7% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 84.6% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 84.2% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 83.6% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 83.0% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 82.4% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 81.9% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 81.6% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 81.4% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 81.2% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 81.1% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 80.9% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 80.7% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 80.5% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 80.3% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 80.0% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 79.8% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 79.6% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 79.3% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 79.1% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 79.0% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 78.8% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 78.7% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 78.6% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 78.5% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 79.7% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 79.3% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 79.1% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 78.9% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 78.6% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 78.3% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.0% | 77.0% | 84.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 81.2% | 80.3% | 82.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.1% | 78.5% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.0% | 78.3% | 79.7% | 6 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.1155 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Liberia?
- Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Liberia was 78.3% 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 84.6% in 1996.
- What is the lowest self-employed, total (% of total employment) recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.0% in 1991.
- How does Liberia rank for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Liberia ranks 20th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Liberia 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.