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Self-employed — South Sudan

Self-employed in South Sudan in 2023 — 82.5%. Ranked 14 in the world out of 184. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 3.5 pp.

2023 82.5% −0.4 pp vs 2022
World rank 14of 184
Period maximum 86.1%1991
Period minimum 82.4%2008

Trend over time

1991–2023 · % of employment

Self-employed — South Sudan, 1991–20238283848586871991199519992003200720112015201920231991: 86.1%1992: 85.4%1993: 84.7%1994: 84.6%1995: 84.6%1996: 84.6%1997: 84%1998: 83.5%1999: 83.2%2000: 83%2001: 82.8%2002: 82.7%2003: 82.6%2004: 82.6%2005: 82.6%2006: 82.5%2007: 82.5%2008: 82.4%2009: 82.7%2010: 82.9%2011: 83.3%2012: 84.7%2013: 85.2%2014: 85.1%2015: 85%2016: 85.1%2017: 84.8%2018: 84.2%2019: 83.6%2020: 84%2021: 83.4%2022: 83%2023: 82.5%
Change over the period: −3.5 pp Annual average: -0.11 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

South Sudan 82.5%
World 46.6%
Sub-Saharan Africa 78%
Eastern Africa computed 78.6%
Low-income countries computed 78.9%
Self-employed — South Sudan, by year South Sudan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 82.5 −0.4 pp
2022 83 −0.5 pp
2021 83.4 −0.5 pp
2020 84 +0.4 pp
2019 83.6 −0.7 pp
2018 84.2 −0.6 pp
2017 84.8 −0.3 pp
2016 85.1 +0.1 pp
2015 85 −0.1 pp
2014 85.1 −0.1 pp
2013 85.2 +0.5 pp
2012 84.7 +1.4 pp
2011 83.3 +0.4 pp
2010 82.9 +0.2 pp
2009 82.7 +0.3 pp
2008 82.4 −0.1 pp
2007 82.5 −0.1 pp
2006 82.5 −0.1 pp
2005 82.6 −0 pp
2004 82.6 −0 pp
2003 82.6 −0.1 pp
2002 82.7 −0.1 pp
2001 82.8 −0.2 pp
2000 83 −0.2 pp
1999 83.2 −0.3 pp
1998 83.5 −0.5 pp
1997 84 −0.6 pp
1996 84.6 −0 pp
1995 84.6 −0 pp
1994 84.6 −0.1 pp
1993 84.7 −0.6 pp
1992 85.4 −0.7 pp
1991 86.1 —

Eastern Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

MG Madagascar 88.7 TZ Tanzania 85.7 MZ Mozambique 85.6 BI Burundi 85 ET Ethiopia 84.9 SS South Sudan 82.5 UG Uganda 81 ZM Zambia 72.3 ZW Zimbabwe 71 KE Kenya 65.3 MW Malawi 61.4 KM Comoros 58.1 ER Eritrea 52.8 SO Somalia 52.3 DJ Djibouti 51.4 RW Rwanda 41.3 MU Mauritius 18.5
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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.

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