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

Benin
79.8%
in 2025
Uganda
80.5%
in 2025
Benin rank
17th
Uganda rank
16th

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

  • Benin
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 80.5% against 79.8% in Benin, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 17th and Uganda ranks 16th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Uganda Difference Ahead
1990s 86.6% 83.2% 3.4% Benin
2000s 85.3% 80.8% 4.5% Benin
2010s 83.9% 78.9% 5.0% Benin
2020s 81.1% 80.9% 0.1% Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Benin or Uganda?
Uganda, at 80.5% against 79.8% in Benin as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Benin and Uganda?
0.7%, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Uganda?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Benin and Uganda rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
Benin ranks 17th and Uganda ranks 16th 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.