# Self-employment rate — BDI
> Latest: 84.85% (2025). Change: -0.1 pp vs 2024.
- Unit: %
- Frequency: Annual · Coverage: 1991–2025
- Data updated: 2026-10-08
- Source: World Bank — SL.EMP.SELF.ZS — https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.EMP.SELF.ZS
- License: CC BY 4.0
- Interactive chart: https://econdash.org/chart/self-employment-rate/BDI
## Recent values
| Year | Value |
| :--- | :--- |
| 2021 | 84.98% |
| 2022 | 84.98% |
| 2023 | 84.97% |
| 2024 | 84.92% |
| 2025 | 84.85% |
## How to cite
APA: World Bank. (2025). Self-employment rate — BDI [Data set]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/self-employment-rate/BDI. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.EMP.SELF.ZS
## Full data
Full time series: https://econdash.org/docs/agent-payments (free API trial for core indicators of 10 major economies; otherwise an API key or pay per call)