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Vulnerable employment — South Sudan

Vulnerable employment in South Sudan in 2023 — 80.26%. Ranked 173 in the world out of 184. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 3.44 pp.

2023 80.26% −0.26 pp vs 2022
World rank 173of 184
Period maximum 83.71%1991
Period minimum 79.88%2008

Trend over time

1991–2023 · % of employment

Vulnerable employment — South Sudan, 1991–20237980818283841991199519992003200720112015201920231991: 83.71%1992: 82.99%1993: 82.33%1994: 82.2%1995: 82.14%1996: 82.11%1997: 81.52%1998: 81.02%1999: 80.71%2000: 80.47%2001: 80.31%2002: 80.19%2003: 80.09%2004: 80.06%2005: 80.05%2006: 80%2007: 79.92%2008: 79.88%2009: 80.33%2010: 80.45%2011: 80.77%2012: 82.24%2013: 82.81%2014: 82.74%2015: 82.86%2016: 82.99%2017: 82.64%2018: 82.07%2019: 81.47%2020: 81.73%2021: 81.12%2022: 80.53%2023: 80.26%
Change over the period: −3.44 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 80.26%
World 42.65%
Sub-Saharan Africa 71.4%
Eastern Africa computed 76.68%
Low-income countries computed 76.11%
Vulnerable employment — South Sudan, by year South Sudan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 80.26 −0.26 pp
2022 80.53 −0.59 pp
2021 81.12 −0.62 pp
2020 81.73 +0.26 pp
2019 81.47 −0.6 pp
2018 82.07 −0.58 pp
2017 82.64 −0.34 pp
2016 82.99 +0.13 pp
2015 82.86 +0.11 pp
2014 82.74 −0.07 pp
2013 82.81 +0.58 pp
2012 82.24 +1.46 pp
2011 80.77 +0.32 pp
2010 80.45 +0.12 pp
2009 80.33 +0.45 pp
2008 79.88 −0.04 pp
2007 79.92 −0.07 pp
2006 80 −0.05 pp
2005 80.05 −0.01 pp
2004 80.06 −0.04 pp
2003 80.09 −0.1 pp
2002 80.19 −0.11 pp
2001 80.31 −0.17 pp
2000 80.47 −0.23 pp
1999 80.71 −0.31 pp
1998 81.02 −0.49 pp
1997 81.52 −0.59 pp
1996 82.11 −0.03 pp
1995 82.14 −0.06 pp
1994 82.2 −0.13 pp
1993 82.33 −0.66 pp
1992 82.99 −0.72 pp
1991 83.71 —

Eastern Africa, 2023

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

MU Mauritius 15.57 DJ Djibouti 30.43 RW Rwanda 40.17 SO Somalia 46.09 ER Eritrea 48.29 KM Comoros 57.04 MW Malawi 60.01 KE Kenya 64.27 ZW Zimbabwe 68.43 ZM Zambia 70.73 UG Uganda 74.83 SS South Sudan 80.26 BI Burundi 83.79 MZ Mozambique 83.97 TZ Tanzania 84.04 ET Ethiopia 84.78 MG Madagascar 84.79
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About the indicator

The share of own-account workers and contributing family workers in total employment. The ILO devised the category as a substitute for informal employment where informality is not measured: such workers usually have no employment contract, no social insurance and no protection against dismissal, and their income depends directly on what they produce. In the poorest countries this share exceeds three quarters of the employed — wage work there is closer to an exception.

Important: Not the same as informal employment: an employee without a contract does not fall into this category, though they are no better protected. The indicator understates informality in countries where off-the-books hiring is widespread.

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

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