Benin vs South Sudan: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)

Benin
79.8%
in 2025
South Sudan
82.5%
in 2023
Benin rank
17th
South Sudan rank
14th

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

  • Benin
  • South Sudan
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How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 82.5% against 79.8% in Benin, a difference of 2.7%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 17th and South Sudan ranks 14th of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and South Sudan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin South Sudan Difference Ahead
1990s 86.6% 84.5% 2.1% Benin
2000s 85.3% 82.7% 2.6% Benin
2010s 83.9% 84.4% 0.5% South Sudan
2020s 81.6% 83.2% 1.6% South Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Benin or South Sudan?
South Sudan, at 82.5% against 79.8% in Benin as of 2023.
What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Benin and South Sudan?
2.7%, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and South Sudan?
33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do Benin and South Sudan rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
Benin ranks 17th and South Sudan ranks 14th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Self-employed, total (% of total 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, total (% of total 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.