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Guinea-BissauEmployers (% of total employment)

Category: LaborSource: World Bank World Development IndicatorsGlobal Rank: #182 of 187
Latest Value
0.5%
2025
YoY Change
+0.6%
20242025
Global Rank
#182
of 187 countries
Maximum
0.5%
2025
Minimum
0.5%
2020
CAGR
+0.2%
26 years
Last
0.5%
Previous
0.5%
Highest
0.5%
Lowest
0.5%
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators

Historical Data

YearValueChange
20250.5%+0.6%
20240.5%+0.6%
20230.5%+0.7%
20220.5%+0.5%
20210.5%+10.2%
20200.5%-10.5%
20190.5%+0.2%
20180.5%+3.2%
20170.5%-1.0%
20160.5%+1.4%
20150.5%-1.8%
20140.5%-0.1%
20130.5%+2.0%
20120.5%+0.5%
20110.5%+1.5%
20100.5%-1.2%
20090.5%+0.1%
20080.5%+0.2%
20070.5%+0.1%
20060.5%+1.1%
20050.5%-0.9%
20040.5%-0.7%
20030.5%+0.8%
20020.5%-2.2%
20010.5%+1.6%
20000.5%

Top Countries — Employers (% of total employment)

#CountryValueYear
1Djibouti20.8%2025
2Nigeria19.7%2025
3Timor-Leste16.2%2025
4Azerbaijan13.1%2025
5Uzbekistan12.1%2025
6Honduras10.2%2025
7Angola9.6%2025
8Sao Tome and Principe9.0%2025
9Lebanon9.0%2023
10Tonga8.1%2025
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About This Indicator

Definition

Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, 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), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).

Methodology

Data compiled by ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: January 17, 2026.

Source: World Bank - World Development IndicatorsView original source →