Self-employed — all countries

Self-employed — Chile

Self-employed in Chile in 2025 — 23.9%. Ranked 117 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 3.5 pp.

2025 23.9% −0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 117of 182
Period maximum 27.5%1992
Period minimum 22.7%2012

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Self-employed — Chile, 1991–20252224262819911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 27.4%1992: 27.5%1993: 27.1%1994: 26.7%1995: 26.7%1996: 26.8%1997: 26.7%1998: 26.8%1999: 26.8%2000: 26.8%2001: 26.6%2002: 26.4%2003: 26.2%2004: 25.7%2005: 25.2%2006: 24.5%2007: 24.3%2008: 24.2%2009: 24.1%2010: 23.9%2011: 23.9%2012: 22.7%2013: 22.8%2014: 23.5%2015: 23.4%2016: 24.1%2017: 25%2018: 24.6%2019: 24.4%2020: 25.1%2021: 24.9%2022: 24.6%2023: 24.6%2024: 24%2025: 23.9%
Change over the period: −3.5 pp Annual average: -0.1 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Chile

Chile 23.9%
World 46.4%
South America computed 35.9%
High-income countries computed 11%
Self-employed — Chile, by year Chile All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 23.9 −0.1 pp
2024 24 −0.6 pp
2023 24.6 +0 pp
2022 24.6 −0.3 pp
2021 24.9 −0.2 pp
2020 25.1 +0.7 pp
2019 24.4 −0.2 pp
2018 24.6 −0.4 pp
2017 25 +0.9 pp
2016 24.1 +0.7 pp
2015 23.4 −0.1 pp
2014 23.5 +0.6 pp
2013 22.8 +0.1 pp
2012 22.7 −1.2 pp
2011 23.9 −0 pp
2010 23.9 −0.2 pp
2009 24.1 −0.2 pp
2008 24.2 −0.1 pp
2007 24.3 −0.2 pp
2006 24.5 −0.6 pp
2005 25.2 −0.5 pp
2004 25.7 −0.5 pp
2003 26.2 −0.2 pp
2002 26.4 −0.2 pp
2001 26.6 −0.2 pp
2000 26.8 +0 pp
1999 26.8 +0 pp
1998 26.8 +0 pp
1997 26.7 −0 pp
1996 26.8 +0.1 pp
1995 26.7 −0 pp
1994 26.7 −0.4 pp
1993 27.1 −0.4 pp
1992 27.5 +0.1 pp
1991 27.4

About the indicator

The share of total employment that is self-employed: employers, own-account workers, members of producers cooperatives and contributing family workers. High values in low-income countries reflect not developed entrepreneurship but the absence of wage jobs and informal work in agriculture and small-scale trade.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.