Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) fell 1.15% to 53.0% in Vietnam in 2023, according to .
Historically, Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) in Vietnam reached an all time high of 83.6% in 1991 and an all time low of 53.0% in 2023. When compared to Vietnam's main peers, Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) in Cambodia amounted to 56.3%, 45.3% in China, 77.5% in Laos and 52.1% in Thailand in 2023.
Vietnam has been ranked 55th within the group of 170 countries we follow in terms of Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce), 12 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Self-Employed (As % of Total Workforce) | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Cambodia | % | 55.6% | 56.1% | 56.7% | 56.9% | 56.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 47.8% | 47.0% | 46.5% | 46.6% | 45.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| India | % | 76.6% | 76.6% | 76.6% | 77.2% | 76.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 10.3% | 10.2% | 9.93% | 9.88% | 10.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | % | 79.7% | 79.0% | 78.4% | 78.6% | 78.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | % | 28.1% | 27.9% | 27.8% | 27.9% | 27.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | % | 65.9% | 66.1% | 65.5% | 65.5% | 65.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 6.68% | 6.89% | 6.76% | 6.80% | 6.72% | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | % | 50.6% | 51.5% | 50.3% | 50.5% | 52.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 6.25% | 6.28% | 6.09% | 6.31% | 6.58% | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | % | 57.2% | 56.1% | 55.0% | 55.1% | 54.1% |
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