South Sudan vs World: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)

South Sudan
84.9%
in 2023
World
45.4%
in 2025
South Sudan rank
24th
World rank
23rd

Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time

  • South Sudan
  • World
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How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 84.9% against 45.4% in World, a difference of 39.5%.

That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.9 times World's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, South Sudan has been ahead every year.

South Sudan ranks 24th and World ranks 23rd of 187 countries.

South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Sudan World Difference Ahead
1990s 88.4% 52.0% 36.5% South Sudan
2000s 86.7% 49.7% 37.0% South Sudan
2010s 87.5% 45.7% 41.8% South Sudan
2020s 85.6% 45.2% 40.4% South Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), South Sudan or World?
South Sudan, at 84.9% against 45.4% in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between South Sudan and World?
39.5%, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Sudan and World?
33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do South Sudan and World rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
South Sudan ranks 24th and World ranks 23rd of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.